An analysis was conducted to examine the market visibility of small aircraft as a transportation mode in competition with automobile and scheduled commercial air travel by estimating the pool of users that would potentially switch on-demand air travel due to cost/time saving. These new aircraft greatly increase the practicality of regional aircraft as a transportation mode that can avoid the co...

Transportation is a kind of derived demand from social and economic activities. The transportation has been increasing with the rapid development China's economy. Meanwhile it resulted in some negative problems, especially cities. Based on fully understanding connotation theoretical foundation urban ecological transportation, this paper summarizes typical mode, analyzes mode selection status Be...

the paper will provide a summary of all lifelines performance in this strong earthquake. the paper will discuss the damage, emergency response, and recovery of electric power, telecommunication, transportation (roads and bridges), seaports, airports, water and wastewater, and their facilities. the impact as a result of the lifelines service interruption will be discussed; most important is the ...