Transportation Systems Analysis

Models and Applications

Ennio Cascetta (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

742 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2009
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-2448-2 (ISBN)

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Science is made of facts just as a house is made of bricks, but a collection of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house. Henri Poincaré Theaimofthedisciplinesofpraxisisnottheoreticalknowledge. . . . Itistochangetheforms ofaction. . . . Aristotle Transportation systems consist not only of the physical and organizational e- ments that interact with each other to produce transportation opportunities, but also of the demand that takes advantage of such opportunities to travel from one place to another. This travel demand, in turn, is the result of interactions among the v- ious economic and social activities located in a given area. Mathematical models of transportation systems represent, for a real or hypothetical transportation s- tem, the demand ?ows, the functioning of the physical and organizational elements, the interactions between them, and their effects on the external world. Mathematical models and the methods involved in their application to real, large-scale systems are thus fundamental tools for evaluating and/or designing actions affecting the ph- ical elements (e. g. , a new railway) and/or organizational components (e. g. , a new timetable) of transportation systems. This book discusses the mathematical models that are used to analyze transpor- tion systems, presenting them as the result of a limited number of general assu- tions (theory). It also deals with the methods needed to make these models ope- tional, and with their application to transportation system project design and eva- ation. This ?eld of knowledge is known as transportation systems engineering.

Modeling Transportation Systems: Preliminary Concepts and Application Areas.- Transportation Supply Models.- Random Utility Theory.- Travel-Demand Models.- Basic Static Assignment to Transportation Networks.- Advanced Models for Traffic Assignment to Transportation Networks.- Intraperiod (Within-Day) Dynamic Models.- Estimation of Travel Demand Flows.- Transportation Supply Design Models.- Methods for the Evaluation and Comparison of Transportation System Projects.

Reihe/Serie	Springer Optimization and Its Applications ; 29
Zusatzinfo	100 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 742 p. 100 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
Schlagworte	transportation analysis • Transportation planning
ISBN-10	1-4614-2448-8 / 1461424488
ISBN-13	978-1-4614-2448-2 / 9781461424482
Zustand	Neuware