An Integrated Model of Transport and Urban Evolution

With an Application to a Metropole of an Emerging Nation
Herausgegeben:Weidlich, Wolfgang; Haag, Günter;Mitarbeit:Englmann, F.; Grützmann, K.; Haag, G.; Nijkamp, P.; Popkov, Y.S.; Reggiani, A.; Sigg, T.; Weidlich, W.

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-642-64317-0
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9783642643170
• ISBN-10: 3642643175
• Artikelnr.: 36117701

Inhaltsangabe

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.