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Definition: transportation from Dictionary of Energy

the movement of people and goods over distance by land vehicles and water and air craft.

Transportation

From Encyclopedia of Environment and Society
EFFICIENT, CONVENIENT, AND affordable transportation systems are viewed as an essential component for social and economic development. The United Nations (UN) has called for concerted action on transport issues in its 1992 Agenda 21 Program and the 2002 Johannesburg Plan of Implementation. However, because transport is a major source of atmospheric emissions, it must be carefully designed and managed so as to be sustainable—environmentally, socially, and economically—in the long term. Transport involves the movement of people and goods, and falls into three sectors: Air, sea, and land. Air transport has only existed for approximately 100 years; however, the consistent growth of this sector has raised concerns about its environmental impacts. Airplanes release pollutants associated with the combustion of fossil fuels, such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulates, and other trace compounds. These pollutants are released…
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From The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
cardiovascular disease, Medicaid, older adult, paratransit, people with disabilities, public transportation, ride sharing, schizophrenia, transportation, walking Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Disabled Persons, Medicaid, Schizophrenia, Transportation, Walking Evidence suggests that effective…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
conveyance of goods and people over land, across water, and through the air. See also commerce . Land transportation first began with the carrying of goods by people. The ancient civilizations of Central America, Mexico, and Peru transported materials in that fashion over long roads and bridges. …
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From The Encyclopedia of Aging
The private automobile continues to be the main source of transportation in the United States. It is the primary way people gain access to services and maintain social relationships, and continuing to drive is a major factor in avoiding social isolation and maintaining full participation in…
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From Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment
Prior to the 1830s, hanging was the statutory punishment for many offences, but mitigation could result in the release of potentially dangerous felons. The Transportation Act 1718, by establishing transportation as the courts’ routine secondary punishment, ensured their removal, usually to America. …
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From Historical Dictionary of Australia
Transportation has always been an important feature of Australian history because of the challenge posed by the extensive physical area of Australia and the large distances between the largest centers of population . When the first settlements were established, the only form of transport was by sea. …
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From Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World
Ceramic model palanquin, Colima culture, Mexico,...
One of the impressive aspects of medieval transportation is how much was done by people on foot. People carried goods for very long distances. This included not just nomads but also merchants, pilgrims, and farmers. In Australia and Africa nomads took all their belongings with them from place to…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Punishment of sending convicted persons to overseas territories to serve their sentences. It was introduced in England towards the end of the 17th century and although it was abolished in 1857 after many thousands had been transported, mostly to Australia, sentences of penal servitude continued to…
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From National Geographic Answer Book: 10,001 Fast Facts About Our World Full text Article THE HUMAN WORLD
TRANSPORT TIME LINE CIRCA 3500 B.C. First known wheel, Mesopotamia 3000 B.C. Egyptians build sailing ships A.D. 1769 Cugnot invents steam-propelled vehicle 1783 Montgolfier brothers fly hot-air balloon 1807 Fulton operates successful steamboat 1885-1886 Daimler & Benz build gas-powered auto 1903…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
was a form of punishment devised in England to exile convicted criminals to the American colonies from c. 1650 and after the War of Independence to Australia between 1788 and 1868, when it was abolished. The system arose out of England's lack of state-organized prisons and the overcrowding of what…
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From Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome
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The Roman Empire has long been credited with creating and maintaining for centuries a highly developed, systematic, and relatively efficient transportation system throughout its provinces. The success of Roman ROADS, the MILESTONE system, and sea power made it possible for most of the citizens of…
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