Improved solution algorithm for multicommodity continuous distribution and assignment model

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-23

  Wong, S C ^a   Zhou, Chuwei ^b   Lo, Hong K ^c   Yang, Hai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Equilibrium; Models; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

MULTICOMMODITY CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION; TRAVELER DEMAND;

URBAN PLANNING;

ALGORITHM; MODELING; PLANNING METHOD; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 1842781883     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9488(2004)130:1(14)     Document Type: Article

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