Routledge Handbook of Transportation
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2015
Book
Hardback
484 pages
978-1-138-79821-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Routledge Handbook of Transportation offers a current and comprehensive survey of transportation planning and engineering research. It provides a step-by-step introduction to research related to traffic engineering and control, transportation planning, and performance measurement and evaluation of transportation alternatives.
The Handbook of Transportation demonstrates models and methods for predicting travel and freight demand, planning future transportation networks, and developing traffic control systems. Readers will learn how to use various engineering concepts and approaches to make future transportation safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
Edited by Dusan Teodorovic and featuring 29 chapters from more than 50 leading global experts, with more than 200 illustrations, the Routledge Handbook of Transportation is designed as an invaluable resource for professionals and students in transportation planning and engineering.
The Handbook of Transportation demonstrates models and methods for predicting travel and freight demand, planning future transportation networks, and developing traffic control systems. Readers will learn how to use various engineering concepts and approaches to make future transportation safer, more efficient, and more sustainable.
Edited by Dusan Teodorovic and featuring 29 chapters from more than 50 leading global experts, with more than 200 illustrations, the Routledge Handbook of Transportation is designed as an invaluable resource for professionals and students in transportation planning and engineering.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
29 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 87 s/w Zeichnungen, 39 s/w Tabellen
39 Tables, black and white; 87 Line drawings, black and white; 29 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1133 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-79821-2 (9781138798212)
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Person
Dusan Teodorovi? is Professor at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, and Professor Emeritus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. Dr. Teodorovi? received a Ph.D. degree in engineering from the University of Belgrade and has worldwide academic experience. His primary research interests are in operations research and computational intelligence applications in transportation engineering. Dr. Teodorovi? has been elected a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Traffic Flow Theory 3. Traffic Network Modeling 4. Freeway Traffic Control 5. Road Traffic Control 6. Evolution of Intelligent Transportation Systems 7. Autonomous Intersection Management for Semi-Autonomous Vehicles 8. Behavioral Approaches for Combatting Aggresive Driving 9. Pedestrian Transportation 10. Bicycle Transportation 11. Traffic Crash Analysis and Prevention 12. Travel Behavior in Response to Network Disruptions 13. Transportation Planning 14. Transportation and Land Use 15. Public Transportation Systems 16. Vehicle Routing and 17. Airport Planning and Design 18. The ATC (Air Traffic Control) System 19. Railway Planning and Operations 20. Inland Waterway Transportation 21. Maritime Transportation 22. Logistics and Supply Chain Management 23. City Logistics 24. Transportation, Energy and the Environment 25. Transportation Economics 26. Queueing in Transportation Systems 27. Location Analysis in Transportation 28. Performance Measurements for Transportation Systems 29. GIS and Transportation