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Optimal Spatial Interaction and the Gravity Model

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Sven Erlander

    1. Department of Mathematics, Linköping Institute of Technology, Linköping, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems (LNE, volume 173)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-vii
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  2. The Transportation Planning Process

    1. The Transportation Planning Process

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 1-13

  3. On Entropy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Entropy as a Measure of Dispersion

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 17-23

    3. Some Comments Upon Entropy Maximizing

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      Pages 25-26

  4. The Doubly Constrained Trip Distribution Problem

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
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    2. A Model for the Constraints

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 29-31

    3. The Objective Function and Our Minimization Problem

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 33-34

    4. The Gravity Model as the Optimal Solution of the Entropy Constrained Aggregate Linear Program

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 35-53

    5. Sensitivity and the Dual Program

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 55-63

    6. Interactivity and Entropy

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 65-67

    7. Benefit Measures and the Gravity Model

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 69-70

  5. Modal Split and Assignment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Modal Split

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 73-76

    3. Assignment to the Network

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      Pages 77-78

  6. Maximizing Total Utility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. An Utility Approach to the Original Trip Distribution Problem

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 81-90

    3. Entropy Constrained Aggregate Linear Program

      • Sven Erlander
      Pages 91-95

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 97-113
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About this book

This book has grown out of a desire to explore the possibilities of using optimizing models in transportation planning. This approach has been followed throughout. Models which combine descriptive and optimizing elements are not treated. The gravity model is here studied as the solution to an optimizing model. In spite of this approach, much of the material shoula be of general interest. Algorithms are not discussed. The author has benefited from discussions with many colleagues. M. Florian suggested the term "interacti vi ty". N. F. Stewart and P. Smeds gave many valu­ able comments on a first draft. M. Beckmann made me think once more about the final chapters. R. Grubbstrem and K. Jornsten helped clarifYing some things in the same chapters. Remaining insufficiencies are due to the author. Gun Mannervik typed with great patience. Linkoping in October 1979 Sven Erlander ABSTRACT The book proposes extended use of optimizing models in transportation plann­ ing. An entropy constrained linear program for the trip distribution problem is formulated and shown to have the ordinarJ doubly constrained gravity model as its solution. Entropy is here used as a measure of interactivity, which is constrained to be at a prescribed level. In this way the variation present in the reference trip matrix is preserved. (The properties of entropy as a dispersion measure are shortly discussed. ) The detailed mathematics of the optimal solutions as well as of sensitivity and duality are given.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, Linköping Institute of Technology, Linköping, Sweden

    Sven Erlander

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Optimal Spatial Interaction and the Gravity Model

  • Authors: Sven Erlander

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45515-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-09729-7Published: 01 February 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-45515-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8442

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9957

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 113

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Optimization

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