The second volume of the transportation technology for development study contains sections on: Aerial tramway transportation systems; beltway (endless moving belt) transportation systems; monorail transportation systems; air cushion (or ground effect, surface effect) vehicle transportation systems; hydrofoil transportation systems; special purpose vehicles (i.e., those capable of moving over terrain away from established route networks); new power sources and their effect on transportation technology; external technological factors (food production, water supply, mining and mineral processing, petroleum production, power generation) and their influence on transportation needs.
Transportation Technology for Development. Volume II
1968
265 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Development countries , Transportation , Monorail railways , Belt conveyors , Ground effect machines , Hydrofoil craft , Power supplies , Factor analysis , Cargo vehicles , Passenger vehicles , Aerial tramways , Off road vehicles , Technological factors , Special purpose vehicles