Importance of Means of Transportation

The activities developed from the systems and the transport industry enable processes that have as a priority objective, not only physical displacement, but also the communication, and in this way they affect people, animals, products, raw materials, etc., so that they can reach their destination as they overcome the distance geography, being a determining resource in areas such as education, health, production, economy, tourism, etc., to influence the whole of the society.

Transport can be carried out by all physical or natural channels: land, sea, river or air, among some of the most relevant. However, it is completely necessary to define the elements that intervene in this process to understand it in all its intensity. In the first place, an infrastructure is required for it to be carried out, as exemplified by the construction of airports or airfields to promote air transport.

In the same way, it is essential that there is a means of transport or vehicle to channel these movements: ships, planes, trains or even some as rudimentary and even valuable as the bicycle. In all cases, they must be promoted by an operator, which implies the company or person that carries out the

distribution, driving or shipping, not only of articles or objects, but also of individuals, either oneself or third parties and according to the capacity and local regulation of the transport used. An industry of such importance as tourism is made up of this last group.

Transportation Classifications

Transport, on the other hand, is not a monolithic activity, but, on the contrary, encompasses different types of displacements or trips. Regarding their frequencies, they can be national or international and urban or interurban. Another of its most notable divisions is the one that has to do with its conception and that will generate that transport can become private or public. In the latter case, it will be necessary to analyze who it is addressed to (accessibility to people) and the routes it implements to offer its service to the recipient. While in private transport only a part of the population will be taken into account, such as the private car or taxi.

In either case, transportation is a very important part of the economy of a country or geographic area. Because it forms a series of sectors that are very important for its economic development or the increase in the productivity. In this sense, tourism plays a very notable role in the Spanish economy as it is the one that contributes the most wealth. With margins ranging between 13% and 15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and with a large impact on employment, with nearly 3 million jobs, being the leading sector of the economy national.

While on the other hand, this is a sector that is accompanied by growth in the logistics that it requires for its operation. With a notable impact on the creation of companies linked to this activity. And as a consequence of this, in employment (directly or indirectly). In this way, the world air transport segment (one of the most representative) has generated a total of 65.5 million jobs jobs and contributing 2.7 trillion dollars to the international economy, according to the study published by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).

Renewable energy in transport

One of the controversies generated by this sector is derived from the type of energy it uses to develop or boost its business lines for the coming years. Especially since it has traditionally been an emitter of polluting gases (CO2, Sox...) for the environment. especially due to the use of gasoline engines and other similar combustion elements that affect the deterioration of the environment.

In any case, in recent years this serious problem has tended to be remedied with the implementation of new transport measures. By opting for more responsible models from an environmental point of view, as in the specific case of electrification of land vehicles or the use of biofuels for all means of transport (by road, air or sea). This last section being much more in line with the regulations to reduce the emission of polluting gases. It cannot be forgotten that the transport segment is the one that consumes the most energy in countries such as Spain. Until reaching around 40% of the country's total, as revealed by a recent report from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE).

To optimize energy efficiency, measures such as changes in user behavior, renewal of transport fleets and a rational use of resources themselves. In order to have a positive impact on air quality.