Network analysis of world subway systems using updated graph theory

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2112, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Derrible, Sybil ^a   Kennedy, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBWAYS;

CHICAGO; CITY DESIGNS; ILLINOIS; NETWORK DESIGN; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; NORTH AMERICAN; ONTARIO; PUBLIC TRANSIT; SUBWAY SYSTEMS; TORONTO;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 76149124865     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2112-03     Document Type: Article

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