Road capacity change and its impact on traffic in congested networks: Evidence and implications

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-602

  Behrens, Roger B ^a   Kane, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 11144314868     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835042000288806     Document Type: Review

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