Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide
Authors: Falcocchio, John C, Levinson, Herbert S.
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- Valuable book for urban and transportation planners dealing with the problems of congestion
- Introduction, Causes and Management of Road Traffic Congestion
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This book on road traffic congestion in cities and suburbs describes congestion problems and shows how they can be relieved. The first part (Chapters 1 - 3) shows how congestion reflects transportation technologies and settlement patterns. The second part (Chapters 4 - 13) describes the causes, characteristics, and consequences of congestion. The third part (Chapters 14 - 23) presents various relief strategies - including supply adaptation and demand mitigation - for nonrecurring and recurring congestion. The last part (Chapter 24) gives general guidelines for congestion relief and provides a general outlook for the future.
The book will be useful for a wide audience - including students, practitioners and researchers in a variety of professional endeavors: traffic engineers, transportation planners, public transport specialists, city planners, public administrators, and private enterprises that depend on transportation for their activities.
- Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 3-7
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How Transportation Technology Has Shaped Urban Travel Patterns
Pages 9-17
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Historical Perspective of Urban Traffic Congestion
Pages 19-31
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Overview of the Causes of Congestion
Pages 35-37
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Concentration of Travel Demand in Space and Time
Pages 39-51
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide
- Authors
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- John C Falcocchio
- Herbert S. Levinson
- Series Title
- Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
- Series Volume
- 7
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-15165-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-15164-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-36225-0
- Series ISSN
- 2194-8119
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXIV, 401
- Number of Illustrations
- 117 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
- Topics