Cost-space convergence
The reduction of travel costs between places as a result of transport improvements
Deregulation
The reduction of government controls over economic activity within a country
Distance decay
The decline in the level of interaction between two places with an increase in distance
Distance learning
Virtual instruction, class attendance, or participation via telecommunications allowing the instruction source and the student to be separated from one another
E-commerce
Electronic commerce, that is, electronic transactions between businesses and consumers or among businesses
Electronic data interchange (EDI)
The electric movement of standard business documents between and within firms
Friction of distance
Friction exerted on movement and flow by time and cost factors associated with movement across space
Hub-and-spoke networks
Hubs are major cities that collect passengers from small cities, in the local vicinity, via spoke lines. Hubs redistribute passengers between sets of original major cities.
Internet
The global network of computer networks that allows data, video, and other information to be shared electronically among users.
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
The technical format that allows data to be exchanged on the Internet
Journey-to-work
Travel by individuals to work; in American households, yielding the largest proportion of travel.
Line-haul costs
Costs involved in moving commodities along a route
Maglev
A magnetically levitated train that operates with a linear induction engine and cruises on a cushion of air at high speeds on a detached right-of-way; heralded as the state of the future in ground transportation systems.
Privatization
The process by which government-owned assets are transferred to private ownership and management
Spatial interaction
The movement, contact, and linkage between points in space, for example, the movement of people, goods, traffic, information, and capital between one place and another.
Telework centers
Offices organized by firms where telecommuters may work, facilitating telework but not from the home
Teleworking
Work performed via electronic lines of communication, including the internet, either at home or via telework centers.
Terminal costs
Costs incurred in loading, packing, and unloading shipments and preparing shipping documents.
Time-space compression or convergence
The reduction in travel time between places that results from transportation and communication improvements.
Transport costs
The alternative output given up when inputs are committed to the movement of people, goods, information, and ideas over geographical space.
Cost-space convergence
The reduction of travel costs between places as a result of transport improvements
Deregulation
The reduction of government controls over economic activity within a country
Distance decay
The decline in the level of interaction between two places with an increase in distance
Distance learning
Virtual instruction, class attendance, or participation via telecommunications allowing the instruction source and the student to be separated from one another
E-commerce
Electronic commerce, that is, electronic transactions between businesses and consumers or among businesses
Electronic data interchange (EDI)
The electric movement of standard business documents between and within firms
Friction of distance
Friction exerted on movement and flow by time and cost factors associated with movement across space
Hub-and-spoke networks
Hubs are major cities that collect passengers from small cities, in the local vicinity, via spoke lines. Hubs redistribute passengers between sets of original major cities.
Internet
The global network of computer networks that allows data, video, and other information to be shared electronically among users.
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
The technical format that allows data to be exchanged on the Internet
Journey-to-work
Travel by individuals to work; in American households, yielding the largest proportion of travel.
Line-haul costs
Costs involved in moving commodities along a route
Maglev
A magnetically levitated train that operates with a linear induction engine and cruises on a cushion of air at high speeds on a detached right-of-way; heralded as the state of the future in ground transportation systems.
Privatization
The process by which government-owned assets are transferred to private ownership and management
Spatial interaction
The movement, contact, and linkage between points in space, for example, the movement of people, goods, traffic, information, and capital between one place and another.
Telework centers
Offices organized by firms where telecommuters may work, facilitating telework but not from the home
Teleworking
Work performed via electronic lines of communication, including the internet, either at home or via telework centers.
Terminal costs
Costs incurred in loading, packing, and unloading shipments and preparing shipping documents.
Time-space compression or convergence
The reduction in travel time between places that results from transportation and communication improvements.
Transport costs
The alternative output given up when inputs are committed to the movement of people, goods, information, and ideas over geographical space.