TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT

The future development of telecommunications must be taken into account in predicting future patterns of transport. Demand for transport can be broadly classified into four categories of purpose, which differ greatly as regards suitability for replacement by telecommunications: shopping, work, business, pleasure. The implications of advances in telecommunications for each type of trip are considered in turn. It is concluded that whatever changes may occur, telecommunication is most unlikely to replace the need for travel altogether. The number of the covering abstract of the textbook is IRRD abstract No. 212297. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  David and Charles (Holdings) Limited

  South Devon House
  Newton Abott, Devon,   England 
• Authors:
  • Price, B T
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 169-173
• Serial:
  • Publication of: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business districts; Demand; Forecasting; Needs assessment; Recreation; Shopping centers; Shopping trips; Telecommunications; Tourism; Transportation; Travel; Work trips
• Old TRIS Terms: Shopper transportation
• ITRD Terms: 302: Business district; 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 698: Journey; 621: Journey to work; 1054: Network (traffic); 320: Shopping centre; 9143: Tourism
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125169
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM