An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution
With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation
Published on 26. September 2011
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Paperback/Softback
XII, 186 pages
978-3-642-64317-0 (ISBN)
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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.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XII, 186 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-64317-0 (9783642643170)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-60240-5
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Wolfgang Weidlich | Günter Haag
An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution
With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation
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09/1999
Springer
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Content
I Introduction into the Economic and Traffic Situation of China in General and of Nanjing in Particular.- 1. Introduction.- 2. China in a State of Flux.- 3. Nanjing City and Greater Nanjing.- 4. Traffic Development in China (especially within the Region of Nanjing).- II Description of the Model and of the Adaptation to the Available Data.- 5. The Integrated Transport and Evolution Model.- 6. The Data Situation of Nanjing.- 7. Adaptation of ITEM to the Specific Data Situation of Nanjing.- III Presentation of the Scenarios, Results of the Calculations, Conclusions and Recommendations.- 8. Methodology (Analysis and Forecasting) of the Traffic and Urban/Regional Situation of Nanjing City.- 9. Analysis of the Transport System and of the Population Development.- 10. Forecasting of the Traffic and Urban/Regional Development of Nanjing City for Different Scenarios.- 11. Summary and Recommendations.- Appendices Detailed Mathematical Description of the Model, Figures of the Results.- A1 Details of the Integrated Transport and Evolution Model.- A1.1 The Micro Level.- A1.2 The Macro Level.- A1.3 Interactions between the Micro Level and the Macro Level.- A1.4 The Stochastic Framework of the ITEM Model.- A2 Maps of the Urban Area, Nanjing City and Greater Nanjing.- A3 General Figures.- A4 Figures of the Scenarios.- References.- List of Senior Advisors Contributors and Cooperating Partners.