SPATIAL ABSTRACTION IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING: PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OF A RESEARCH PROJECT

Two phases of a research project on spatial abstraction in transportation: planning the problem analysis and an experimental design are described. The project deals with the design of model representations (zoning systems, network models, etc.) of the spatial dimension of a planning situation, and with the consequences of their use in the transportation planning process. The problem analysis is followed by a detailed statement of the problems to be tackled. Next, an outline is given of the proposed research approach based on computer simulations, using a real city as the object of a case study. The experimental design selected for the first part of the study (traffic assignment) is described and compared with research designs by other researchers. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Academic Book Service Holland

  P.O. Box 66
  Groninger,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bovy, P H L
  • Janssen, GRM
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1-10
• Serial:
  • DELFT PROGRESS REPORT
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Forecasting; Information processing; Mathematical models; Methodology; Networks; Planning; Research; Simulation; Size; Traffic assignment; Transportation; Transportation planning; Zoning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• ITRD Terms: 8655: Data processing; 9014: Dimension; 132: Forecast; 9102: Method; 1054: Network (traffic); 143: Planning; 9103: Simulation; 679: Traffic assignment
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General); I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095605
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Series D
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1975 12:00AM