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Transportation and Telecommunications: The Energy Implications

Transportation and Telecommunications: The Energy Implications The electronics revolution has greatly enhanced the scope and force of the impact of telecommunications on society. One facet of that impact is the ability of telecommunications to provide tremendous capabilities and future opportunities to improve present transportation efficiency and dramatically augment, if not replace, physical mobility. As a result, telecommunications may help reduce or moderate transportation energy demand in two ways: by substituting for travel, and by improving the efficiency of transportation energy consumption. The implications for overall energy usage could be quite significant, especially in the event of much higher energy prices or supply restrictions. In this paper, current and projected developments in telecommunications are discussed, along with their possible social ramifications. Following that, the impact of telecommunications on transportation is outlined, and the implications for energy usage and management are explored. Finally, some policy perspectives on telecommunications-transportation-energy interac­ tions are examined. 0362-1626/79/1010-0123$01.00 FRIEDMAN & OBERMANN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION We are in the midst of a revolution in electronics.Today, a microcomputer "... at a cost of perhaps $300, has more computing capacity than the first large electronic computer, ENIAC, ... built in 1946. More importantly, " ".. . it is 20 times faster, has a larger http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Environment and Resources Annual Reviews

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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1979 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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1543-5938
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10.1146/annurev.eg.04.110179.001011
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Abstract

The electronics revolution has greatly enhanced the scope and force of the impact of telecommunications on society. One facet of that impact is the ability of telecommunications to provide tremendous capabilities and future opportunities to improve present transportation efficiency and dramatically augment, if not replace, physical mobility. As a result, telecommunications may help reduce or moderate transportation energy demand in two ways: by substituting for travel, and by improving the efficiency of transportation energy consumption. The implications for overall energy usage could be quite significant, especially in the event of much higher energy prices or supply restrictions. In this paper, current and projected developments in telecommunications are discussed, along with their possible social ramifications. Following that, the impact of telecommunications on transportation is outlined, and the implications for energy usage and management are explored. Finally, some policy perspectives on telecommunications-transportation-energy interac­ tions are examined. 0362-1626/79/1010-0123$01.00 FRIEDMAN & OBERMANN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION We are in the midst of a revolution in electronics.Today, a microcomputer "... at a cost of perhaps $300, has more computing capacity than the first large electronic computer, ENIAC, ... built in 1946. More importantly, " ".. . it is 20 times faster, has a larger

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Annual Review of Environment and Resources – Annual Reviews

Published: Nov 1, 1979

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