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Innovations that lead to new transportation systems are very infrequent. When they have happened, the results have been disruptive because changing transportation costs affects the economic advantage of location. Construction of a new generation of cargo airships is proposed as a means of overcoming the economic disadvantage of the Canadian Shield and Arctic region. This geographic area, which has no road or rail links, accounts for 70% of Canada’s land mass. Many design concepts are being put forward, and it seems only a matter of time before this technology emerges. This chapter considers the infrastructure requirements of gateways and hubs to support cargo airships. The hubs are likely to be located at developed infrastructure interfaces with other modes of transport in Southern Canada. For Northern Canada, virtually every lake could be an initial gateway, with permanent infrastructure developing at locations with sufficient traffic. |
