Modelling with Systems Dynamics as a method to bridge the gap between politics, planning and science? Lessons learnt from the development of the land use and transport model MARS

Transport Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-289

  Pfaffenbichler, Paul ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; MODELING; POLITICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 79952920043     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2010.534570     Document Type: Article

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