Transport+Research


 * Access Louise Smart**

**Transport to and from the island for supplies**
====In the early time the island does not have a pier, therefore all supplies have to be loaded onto small landing boats from supply ships stopping between the islands. Depending on the arrival times of the supply boats and the tides, all goods have to be unloaded from the landing boats in various places in the water in front of the beach. The residents unload and carry all goods from knee- to breast-deep water onto the beach. From there, the goods are either transferred into wheelbarrows or carried all the way to their destination. There was not a single motorised vehicle, not even a tractor. The island has no roads, only paths, around the island.====

====After the time pass by, we add lots of modern transport, such as barge, tractor,airplane.....====

**Transport/ commuting around the island.**
In the early time the island people only could use walk, canoe and carriage as transport.

But now the transport on the island has bicycle, car, bus, taxi and canoe provide to people live in the land. And for people travel around we also provide ferry and airplane. And people also could choose bushwalking to discover grand views, hidden bays and beaches.

**Early time**

In the early time to build the island, we only could use the simple transport; most of them are use human power or animal power, such as walk, carriage, canoe, raft…..

**Modern time** **Way-port-transport** The modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. In order to able the transport, we need to build roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines. It is need to allow people can be transferred from one place to another, so we also need to build terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refuelling depots and seaports. And the transport network could be used in link with different places, cities and countries.

**People use the transport** Personal life—walk, bicycles, buses, trams, trains, taxis, cars, airplanes, boats…… Carry supplies— barge, tractor, airplane, pipeline…

barge Google Images
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canoe Google Images

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**Impact** Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but most types cause air pollution and use large amounts of land. While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow, and restrain urban sprawl.

Transport is a key necessity for specialization—allowing production and consumption of products to occur at different locations. Economic growth has always been dependent on increasing the capacity and rationality of transport.

Modern society dictates a physical distinction between home and work, forcing people to transport themselves to places of work or study, as well as to temporarily relocate for other daily activities.. Transport is a major use of energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming through emission of carbon dioxide, for which transport is the fastest-growing emission sector.

When Australia was first settled they had a problem with travel the early settlers in Australia had no choice but to walk convicts were used to carry supplies they then moved to horses then to horse and carriage then to bicycles a railway was built in 1853 and by the early nineties cars were becoming more popular.

I think that with the island the size and with the geography and with each colony being self reliant travel between would be only when needed particularly once the settlement has been settled. I think each settlement could have one possibly two car/ute that are used when needed. The utes could be used for transporting supplies, goods and people. I think two are needed in case there is an emergency and ute is a long way away doing something else. we would also need to think about possibly setting up some tracks to follow and how these different moades of transport are going to effect the surrounding enviroment.

Where our settlement is located on the island there is a sandy shore so depending on its conditions it may be possible for boats to reach and supplies ect to be delivered from the port or elsewhere. Travel in the settlement is not too far and walking/ biking should be sufficient means of transport the bikes could possibly be used to get to other settlements also.