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Transportation: critical in the economy
- HISTORICAL
- Sir Witson Churchill:
- "Transport was the basis for all that could be
accomplished in the war".
- "Transport was the basis for all that could be
accomplished in the war".
- Air transport
infraestructure:
- --> Political. --> Military
- --> Political. --> Military
- Sir Witson Churchill:
- ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE
- Value of Goods.
- Place Utility
- Reduction in transportation
costs between 2 points.
- Greater for longer distances
because of the fixes charges.
- Law of Squares -
Lardner.
- Reduction in transportation
costs between 2 points.
- Quantity Utility
- Assurance that the
goods´ll arrive w/no
damage in the right Q.
- Assurance that the
goods´ll arrive w/no
damage in the right Q.
- Transp. system:
determine the economic
value of products.
- Time quality
- The demand for a particular commodity
may exist only during certain period of time.
- No demand = No value
- No demand = No value
- The demand for a particular commodity
may exist only during certain period of time.
- Place Utility
- Utility of
Goods
- Geographic
specialization
- Each nation, city, produces
products & services for its citizens
w/its capital, labor & raw m.
- (cluster)
- Each nation, city, produces
products & services for its citizens
w/its capital, labor & raw m.
- Large-scale
production
- Economy of scale.
- Are the result of more
efficient operations.
- The large scale production is demanded at
distances away from the production site.
- Transport efficiency
- bigger potential
mket area
- Transport efficiency
- The large scale production is demanded at
distances away from the production site.
- Are the result of more
efficient operations.
- Economy of scale.
- Increase
competition
- Land Values
- Lower consumer
prices & more profit.
- Geographic
specialization
- Transportation Patterns
- Reflect the flow of people & commerce.
- It simulates commerce
& movement.
- Reflect the flow of people & commerce.
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Freight transportation
- 8-9% of GDP.
- Decreasing due to new
equipment & network scheduling.
- 8-9% of GDP.
- Modal split
- Analytical tool for
study of transport.
- = (Transportation market for
passenger & freight movements) /
the major modes of transportation.
- = (Transportation market for
passenger & freight movements) /
the major modes of transportation.
- Analytical tool for
study of transport.
- Passenger
transportation.
- Grows as
GDP does.
- DOT.
Department of
Transportation
- Grows as
GDP does.
- Freight transportation
- Life support system
of the citizens
- Value of Goods.
- ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
- The Environment
- Air Quality & Acid rain
- Combustion engine
emissions.
- Urban air quality (pollution).
- Produce
acid rain.
- Global climate changes.
- Urban air quality (pollution).
- Ozone reduction.
- Ultraviolet radiation.
- Ultraviolet radiation.
- Combustion engine
emissions.
- Maritime & Water
Quality
- Oil spills, garbage from ships,
hazardous material losses.
- Oil spills, garbage from ships,
hazardous material losses.
- Noise
- Airplanes
- Motor
vehicles
- Airplanes
- Air Quality & Acid rain
- Safety
- 95%
- 95%
- The Environment
- MODERN TRANSPORTATION
- Product decision
- Availability of transportation and
adequancy to move the goods.
- Availability of transportation and
adequancy to move the goods.
- Interaction
- User
- Make decisions that maximize the
relevant consumer oriented goals.
- Make decisions that maximize the
relevant consumer oriented goals.
- Provider
- Determine the demands of the
system and services to be offered.
- Determine the demands of the
system and services to be offered.
- User
- Product decision
- POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
- Origin & maintenance.
- Eminent Domain
- Acquire land for public use.
- Acquire land for public use.
- Conduct their business & meet
social needs.
- Origin & maintenance.
- SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
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