Transportation Planning |
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| Editor:
| Shiftan, Yoran
Button, Kenneth
Nijkamp, Peter |
| Series title: | Classics in Planning Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84542-104-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $428.00 |
Book Description:
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Transportation planning deals with the ways in which governments at various levels try to ensure the effective and efficient movement of people and goods. For this collection, the editors have selected the key previously published papers which analyse some of the major methodological issues involved in modern transportation planning and discuss the main policy questions and debates. The wide range of topics covered includes traffic assignment, developments in modelling travel...
More DescriptionTransportation planning deals with the ways in which governments at various levels try to ensure the effective and efficient movement of people and goods. For this collection, the editors have selected the key previously published papers which analyse some of the major methodological issues involved in modern transportation planning and discuss the main policy questions and debates. The wide range of topics covered includes traffic assignment, developments in modelling travel behaviour, urban travel, the effect of modern telecommunications on travel, congestion and pricing policy.
The book includes a new authoritative introduction which offers a comprehensive overview of the themes and ideas raised in the articles.