Topological evolution of surface transportation networks

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-223

  Xie, Feng ^a   Levinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Evolution; Simulation; Surface transportation network; Topology

Indexed keywords

CONNECTION PATTERNS; DEGENERATION; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; EVOLUTION; HISTORICAL DATUM; INDIANA; INTER-URBAN NETWORKS; ITERATIVE PROCESS; NETWORK HIERARCHIES; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PARALLEL LINKS; RELATIVE IMPORTANCES; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODELS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK; TEMPORAL CHANGES; TOPOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONS;

INVESTMENTS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 64049087820     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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