Handbook of Transport Systems and Traffic Control
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Author(s): K. J. Button and D. A. Hansher
Publisher: Pergamon
ISBN: 0080435955
Format: hardback
602pp
Price: $149.50, €149.50
Review Date: 05 February 2002
Review: This, the third in the series Handbooks in Transport, covers the important elements of modern transport systems and approaches to transport control. It includes chapters on: transport planning; traffic reduction; optimal transport systems; the economics of transport networks; traffic congestion and congestion pricing; modal diversion; induced travel and user benefits; cost–benefit analysis; transport subsidies; transportation demand management; infrastructure capacity; transport safety; environmental protection; bus services; transportation in rural areas; biking and walking; traffic calming; parking; junction design; intelligent transportation systems, and railway systems.