Transportation
Transportation, the movement of goods and persons from place to place and the various means by which such movement is accomplished. The growth of the ability—and the need—to transport large quantities of goods or numbers of people over long distances at high speeds in comfort and safety has been an index of civilization and in particular of technological progress.
Transportation is treated in a number of articles. For the major types of propulsion used in modern forms of transportation, see energy conversion. For forms of transportation for military applications, see military technology.
Five Major Modes
of Transportation
Road transport, Railway transport, Water transport, Air transport, Pipeline transport.
Transport System
Urban areas are characterized by social, cultural, and economic activities taking place at separate locations forming an activity system. Some are routine activities, because they occur regularly and are thus predictable, such as commuting and shopping.
Transport Security
While issues of safety and security have preoccupied transport planners and managers for many years, it is only recently that physical security has become an overriding issue.Over this, an important nuance must be provided between criminal activities and terrorism.