The optimal cordon-based network congestion pricing problem

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 517-537

  Zhang, Xiaoning ^a   Yang, Hai ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Cordon; Cutset; Genetic algorithm; Network; Optimization

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

CONGESTION PRICING PROBLEM; ROAD NETWORKS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; METHODOLOGY; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1942501226     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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