Difference between revisions of "Transportation"
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'''Transportation''' means moving objects or people from one location to another. |
'''Transportation''' means moving objects or people from one location to another. |
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+ | A transportation facility is an [[urban object]] designated to facilitating the movement of people, cattle, animals and [http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/cargo goods] from one location to another. Transportation is facilitated by [[transport infrastructure]]. |
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Revision as of 14:11, 9 October 2012
Transportation
Transportation means moving objects or people from one location to another. A transportation facility is an urban object designated to facilitating the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Transportation is facilitated by transport infrastructure.
Description
Transport is important since it enables trade between peoples, which in turn establishes civilizations.
Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land. Good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow, and restrain urban sprawl.
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