<p><p>This book is devoted to the modeling and understanding of complex urban systems. This second volume of Understanding Complex Urban Systems focuses on the challenges of the modeling tools, concerning, e.g., the quality and quantity of data and the selection of an appropriate modeling approach.
Urban Systems Models
β Scribed by J. William Schmidt (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 189
- Edition
- 0
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages ix-x
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 1-18, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 2 - Population, Pages 19-42, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 3 - Economy, Pages 43-55, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 4 - Land and Its Development, Pages 56-77, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 5 - Transportation Network, Pages 78-102, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 6 - Congestion at Bottlenecks, Pages 103-132, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 7 - Location of Public Facilities, Pages 133-154, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 8 - Allocation of Public Resources, Pages 155-177, WALTER HELLY
Chapter 9 - Postscript, Pages 178-179, WALTER HELLY
Index, Pages 181-185
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
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