A Review of Properties of Flow-Density Functions

Transport Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-73

  Carey, Malachy ^a   Bowers, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84857926554     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2011.608135     Document Type: Review

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