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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299699503321

Autore

Falcocchio John C

Titolo

Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide / / by John C. Falcocchio, Herbert S. Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-15165-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 p.)

Collana

Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, , 2194-8119 ; ; 7

Disciplina

388.314

Soggetti

Engineering economy

Civil engineering

Computational complexity

Transportation

Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing

Civil Engineering

Complexity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Part I Background -- Part II Traffic Congestion Characteristics, Causes, and Consequences -- Part III Congestion Relief Strategies -- Part IV Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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.  .