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An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution

With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang Weidlich

    1. University of Stuttgart, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

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  2. Günter Haag

    1. Steinbeis Transfer Center and University of Stuttgart, Applied Systems Analysis, Stuttgart, Germany

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  • Presents the characteristics of the interrelated dynamics of the traffic system and the regional settlement structure of developing metropoles as well as a mathematical model which is able to capture the interrelated dynamics of traffic and settlement evolution and its application to a fast developing metropole of an emerging nation.

  • Illustrations present in quantitative terms the evolution of traffic and city.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction into the Economic and Traffic Situation of China in General and of Nanjing in Particular

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 3-8

    3. China in a State of Flux

      • Peter Nijkamp
      Pages 9-27

    4. Nanjing City and Greater Nanjing

      • Frank Englmann
      Pages 28-37

    5. Traffic Development in China (especially within the Region of Nanjing)

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 38-47

  3. Description of the Model and of the Adaptation to the Available Data

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. The Integrated Transport and Evolution Model

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 51-61

    3. The Data Situation of Nanjing

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 62-65

    4. Adaptation of ITEM to the Specific Data Situation of Nanjing

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 66-72

  4. Presentation of the Scenarios, Results of the Calculations, Conclusions and Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Methodology (Analysis and Forecasting) of the Traffic and Urban/Regional Situation of Nanjing City

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 75-85

    3. Analysis of the Transport System and of the Population Development

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 86-95

    4. Forecasting of the Traffic and Urban/Regional Development of Nanjing City for Different Scenarios

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 96-110

    5. Summary and Recommendations

      • Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag
      Pages 111-117

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 119-186
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About this book

Gone are the days when mobility was nearly always a question of having a vehicle. Today the issue of road capacity is becoming ever more pressing. Even the safest, most comfortable and 100% emissions-free vehicle is only of limited use if it is stuck in a traffic jam. Mobility is a key human need and an important factor in the economy. It is a matter of logic that a com­ pany like DaimlerChrysler should make every endeavor to safeguard mo­ bility, thereby fulfilling humanity's economic, social and environmental needs. Nonetheless, traffic and mobility problems are the inevitable result of a concentration of people and markets. Bombay, Lagos, Shanghai, Jakarta, Sao Paulo, Cairo, Mexico City - virtually half of the world's population is urban-based, and the majority live in the metropolitan regions of the Third World. The mega-cities in the so-called developing nations are facing a dramatic increase in traffic levels. Gridlock looms on the horizon. Should traffic-choked streets become a permanent and daily occurrence, economic development will be held in check and pollution will spiral.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Stuttgart, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stuttgart, Germany

    Wolfgang Weidlich

  • Steinbeis Transfer Center and University of Stuttgart, Applied Systems Analysis, Stuttgart, Germany

    Günter Haag

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution

  • Book Subtitle: With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation

  • Editors: Wolfgang Weidlich, Günter Haag

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60240-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64317-0Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60240-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 186

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Automotive Engineering, Population Economics

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