TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
The belief that high technology industies are footloose has led many regional growth strategist and planners to ignor transportation considerations in high tech development. This paper shows that this development has significant transportation implications that are different from those of traditional manufacturing. These requirements are related to an explanatory framework consisting of three developmental stages in high tech industrial activities. High tech professionals are frequent air travelers, thus requiring convenient access to good air service, which may be problematic for smaller nonhub areas. Particular concerns for urban transportation arise because of the potentially rapid rate of high tech development in a given area and its sprawling low-rise development in suburban and exurban settings. Finally, trends in high tech manufacturing and the nature of many high tech products indicate that air freight will be an important logistical components for these industries.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Mahmassani, H S
- Toft, G S
- Publication Date: 1985-9
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 473-484
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Serial:
- Journal of Transportation Engineering
- Volume: 111
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0733-947X
- Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airport access; Business districts; Development; Freight service; Industries; Needs assessment; Suburbs; Technological innovations; Transportation; Urban transportation
- Subject Areas: Society; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00451533
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM