Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Paperback
Principles, Practices and Policies
Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Paperback
ISBN: 978-81-951611-8-8
Verlag: PHI Learning
In this context, the book has been written, and now updated in the third edition dealing with the basic principles and fundamentals of transportation planning. It also keeps abreast of the current techniques, practices and policies used in transportation planning.
Exploiting a systematic approach avoiding prolixity, this book will prove to be a vade mecum for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering and transportation engineering. Besides, the book is of immense benefit to the students opting a course on Master of Planning/Transportation Engineering conducted in various institutes.
Highlights Of The Book - Prodigious illustrative figures and tables
- Systematically organised concepts well-supported with ample illustrations
- Chapter-end summary helps in grasping the quirk concepts
- State-of-the-art data garnered in the book presents an updated version
- Chapter-end review questions help students to prepare for the examination
New To The Edition - Provides Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Network and Neuro Fuzzy Model techniques (Chapter 4)
- Incorporates the formation of travel demand model with soft computing techniques including trip generation model (Chapter 5)
- Provides a practical approach of calibrating Origin Destination Matrix (Chapter 6)
- Incorporates the concept of mode choice models with a number of worked-out examples (Chapter 7)
- Provides a case study on mobility plan of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, demonstrating the development of all stages of transport modelling (Chapter 11)
- Includes a new appendix on ""Applications of Soft Computing in Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment"
- Includes a new chapter on "Planning for Smart and Sustainable Transportation System" dealing with the concept and applications of smart and sustainable cities showcasing the best practices
- Includes additional numerical and an example in Chapter 12
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Weitere Infos & Material
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to Transportation Planning
- 2. Study Area
- 3. Transportation Planning Surveys
- 4. Travel Demand Forecasting Techniques
- 5. Trip Generation Model
- 6. Trip Distribution Models
- 7. Modal Split
- 8. Mode Choice Modelling Through Stated Preference (SP) and Revealed Preference (RP) Data
- 9. Traffic Assignment
- 10. Freight Movement Study
- 11. Long-term Transport Planning
- 12. Regional Transportation Planning
- 13. Accessibility and Mobility Considerations in Transport Planning
- 14. The Lowry Land Use-transport Model
- 15. Transport Supply
- 16. Graph Theory: Approach to Road Network Planning
- 17. Intermodal Integration
- 18. Urban Form, Urban Structure and Relationship with Transport Pattern
- 19. Cost Benefit Analysis
- 20. Transit Planning, Design and Scheduling
- 21. Applications of Intelligent Transport System
- 22. Applications of Software in Transport Planning
- 23. Transport Policies
- 24. Planning for Smart and Sustainable Transportation System in Cities
- Annexures
- Appendix: Applications of Soft Computing in Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment
- Index