Diagnosis and treatment of congestion in central urban areas

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 218-230

  Roberg, Penina ^a   Abbess, Christopher R ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control policies; Queueing; Simulation; Traffic congestion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUEUEING THEORY; URBAN PLANNING;

AREA WIDE TRAFFIC JAMS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 0031647534     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(96)00299-8     Document Type: Article

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