EXPLAIN

TRANSPORTATION
▪ Movement of people and/or goods from one place to another

EVOLUTION OF LAND TRANSPORTATION

ROAD TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

NETWORK
• refers to the framework of routes within a system of locations, known as
nodes
ROUTE
• a single link between two nodes that are part of a larger network

ROAD TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

• may either be

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 • Permanent/tangible routes (roads, rails and canals)
• Scheduled service/ less tangible routes (air and sea corridors, trains,
public transit)
• Describes a structure which permits either vehicular movement or flow of
commodity
• Consists of a system of interconnected ways designed to carry traffic
• Generally forms the most basic level of transport infrastructure in an urban
area
• Links with all other areas, both within and beyond boundaries

Metcalfe’s law:
• network value is proportional to the square of connected nodes
• In reference to the Ethernet, the value of network is proportional to square of the
number of connected uses in the system
Network Effect:
• Phenomenon whereby increased numbers of people improve the value of good
or service

CENTER - has high accessibility, represents the dominant element of the

network and the spatial structure it supports;

CENTER - point of highest accessibility,

SUB-CENTERS - also of significant levels of accessibility

CENTER – insignificant accessibility with other nodes, implies high

connectivity levels and redundancy

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