Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems - COST Action TU1004 (TransITS) (Hardcover, 2016 ed.)

This book shows how transit assignment models can be used to describe and predict the patterns of network patronage in public transport systems. It provides a fundamental technical tool that can be employed in the process of designing, implementing and evaluating measures and/or policies to improve the current state of transport systems within given financial, technical and social constraints. The book offers a unique methodological contribution to the field of transit assignment because, moving beyond "traditional" models, it describes more evolved variants that can reproduce:* intermodal networks with high- and low-frequency services;* realistic behavioural hypotheses underpinning route choice;* time dependency in frequency-based models; and* assumptions about the knowledge that users have of network conditionsthat are consistent with the present and future level of information that intelligent transport systems (ITS) can provide. The book also considers the practical perspective of practitioners and public transport operators who need to model and manage transit systems; for example, the role of ITS is explained with regard to their potential in data collection for modelling purposes and validation techniques, as well as with regard to the additional data on network patronage and passengers' preferences that influences the network-management and control strategies implemented. In addition, it explains how the different aspects of network operations can be incorporated in traditional models and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. Lastly, the book provides practical information on state-of-the-art implementations of the different models and the commercial packages that are currently available for transit modelling. Showcasing original work done under the aegis of the COST Action TU1004 (TransITS), the book provides a broad readership, ranging from Master and PhD students to researchers and from policy makers to practitioners, with a comprehensive tool for understanding transit assignment models.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, 10
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Guido Gentile • Klaus Noekel
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	641
Edition:	2016 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-25080-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Highway & traffic engineering Books > Professional & Technical > Transport technology > Intelligent & automated transport system technology Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research Promotions
LSN:	3-319-25080-9
Barcode:	9783319250809

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