Integrated transportation and user capacity research in Yosemite National Park: The numbers game

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2119, 2009, Pages 83-91

  Lawson, Steve ^a   Newman, Peter ^b   Choi, Janet ^a   Pettebone, Dave ^b   Meldrum, Bret ^c  

^a RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP INC   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c Yosemite National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEHICLES;

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATIONS; NATIONAL PARKS; REGRESSION MODELLING; TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; USER CAPACITY; VEHICLE TRAFFIC; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK; YOSEMITE VALLEYS;

PARKS;

EID: 76149115903     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2119-11     Document Type: Article

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