Overview
The volume offers new insights into the modelling and analysis of transportation and telecommunications networks, utilizing perspectives from North America, Europe and other areas of the world. It probes interesting questions that can help us to understand the dynamics of our modern networked society: Do properties found in one network fail to exist in other networks and are there geographic factors that can explain this? Are there social, economic or cultural factors that contribute to differences in network properties and dynamics across regions? Can planning models such as those used for traffic forecasting or freight demand modelling be universally applied to networks situated in different regions, and how should this problem be dealt with when a system spans multiple spatial locations? What are the implications for policy analysis and decision-making? These issues are related to the need for a Transatlantic synthesis of current transport methods and their applications. The book attempts to offer a prospectus in this respect, together with the emerging reflections on the desirable future evolution of research.
Full Product Details
Author: Aura Reggiani ,
Laurie A. Schintler
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: 2005 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.560kg
ISBN: 9783540258599
ISBN 10: 3540258590
Pages: 364
Publication Date: 15 July 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: Methods and models consists of two introductory chapters ... and 15 more chapters organized into four parts. ... Mathematical material is generally well presented ... . Methods and Models makes a valuable contribution to the international and interdisciplinary study of transport and telecommunication networks. It should spur researchers in each area to widen their horizons. (Robin Lindsey, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 47 (2), 2007)
From the reviews: Methods and models consists of two introductory chapters ! and 15 more chapters organized into four parts. ! Mathematical material is generally well presented ! . Methods and Models makes a valuable contribution to the international and interdisciplinary study of transport and telecommunication networks. It should spur researchers in each area to widen their horizons. (Robin Lindsey, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 47 (2), 2007)
From the reviews: <p> Methods and models consists of two introductory chapters a ] and 15 more chapters organized into four parts. a ] Mathematical material is generally well presented a ] . Methods and Models makes a valuable contribution to the international and interdisciplinary study of transport and telecommunication networks. It should spur researchers in each area to widen their horizons. (Robin Lindsey, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 47 (2), 2007)
From the reviews: Methods and models consists of two introductory chapters ... and 15 more chapters organized into four parts. ... Mathematical material is generally well presented ... . Methods and Models makes a valuable contribution to the international and interdisciplinary study of transport and telecommunication networks. It should spur researchers in each area to widen their horizons. (Robin Lindsey, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 47 (2), 2007)
