Telecommunications-transportation tradeoffs
Abstract
The implications are evaluated of potential communications and computer technology alternatives to urban transportation, particularly the commute to work. Three criteria for successful telecommunications alternatives to transportation were used to evaluate the feasibility of telecommuting in various situations. These criteria are: (1) economic benefits, (2) adequate technological base, (3) semantic and psychological effectiveness. Emphasis was placed on the utility of telecommuting in the information industry. It is concluded that existing and near term technologies provide a suitable economic basis for allowing organizations to decentralize using telecommuting. Potential impacts on energy consumption, transportation and urban development are discussed.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- December 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974usc..rept.....N
- Keywords:
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- Telecommunication;
- Urban Transportation;
- Economic Analysis;
- Energy Consumption;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Urban Planning;
- Communications and Radar