 As a means for increasing human satisfaction by the movement of

goods and passengers, so that inaccessible goods may be moved to

those points where consumers require them OR consumers may e
moved to those points where other wise inaccessible service
facilities may be enjoyed
(Benson D & Whitehead)
 Transport is part of economic activities which is concerned with
increasing human satisfaction by changing GEOGRAPHICAL
POSITION of goods or peope
 Transport services moving people from one place to places where
they want to go OR deliver goods from a place to places where
people require them (J.Gubbins)
 Movement of people :
 To move people from a place where they are, to a
place where they would rather be in the future

 Movement of Goods :
 To move goods from a place where they are, to a
place where they will be of greater value to both
the producer and the consumer
 Trade
 Linking with market place
 Employment
 Capital Investment
 Gross Domestic Product(GDP)
 Traffic Growth
 Social Interaction
 National Cohesion
 Safe Arrival
 It arises from uneven distribution of raw materials,
skilled and unskilled labour and other resources
 Transport is a derive demand

 Derive demand- is demand which arises from the need to

fulfill some other desire

Example 1: Go to town for shopping and meeting friends
 Example 2: Send timber from forest to saw mills for

making furniture and to be used by people.

 It is a service that bridges the gap between
dormiters areas and place of work or recreation;
and between producers and consumers
 Transport is a service activity which stems from a
Derive Demand
 Transport brings buyers and sellers together by
providing PLACE and TIME utility, thus
adding value to the goods
 Place utility- getting the goods ready at the
required place
 Time utilty- getting the good ready at the time
required
 Created by logistics functions where it moves goods from
production surplus points to points where demand exists.
 Logistics through transportation extends the physical boundaries

of the market area, thus adding economic value to the goods

Eg Moving oil palm fruits from farm to factory :
 palm oil and then channel it to the wholesaler and retailer to meet
end users for consumption.
 An added economic value is created to goods or services
by having it at a demand point at a specific time
 Time utility means not only must goods and services be

available WHERE consumers need them, but they must

also be that point WHEN customers demand them
Eg Transportation creates TU by moving something more
quickly to a point of demand.
Antiques and wines.
 Economic is known as a science that deals with
the satisfaction of human wants through scarce
resources.
 Since all resources are limited, there are never
enough to give people all they want
 Transport is a DERIVE DEMAND
 Opening new area
 Linking remote area
 Expansion of market
 Job opportunity
 Job mobility
 Industrialisation
 Balanced spatial development
 People need to contact other community to
establish social relationship and spread their
thought and ideas or fulfilling religious
obligatory.
 Example : Olympic Games in Beijing 2008,
BPL
 Formation of settlement
 Size and pattern of settlement
 Growth of urban centers
 Essential journey – travel to work, school, to seek
food, to fight a war, to go on pilgrimage, visiting
sick relative
 Non- essential journey – travelling for personal,
leisure, shopping, visiting friends
 Transport enables policy makers and national
leaders to travel different parts of the country to
accomplish their duties towards national interest.
 Example : Diplomatic trips, e
 Administration of an area
 Political choices in transport
 Environmental role of transportation
 ections duty
Transport enables the movement of troops and
their artillery quickly to counter any invasion or
national threat from enemies.
Eg Military logistics at strategic locations.
 Choose any two modes of transport, explain the
history, current and future development. (Include
in your discussion, the design and technology
development.)