A network-based approach for evaluating and ranking transportation roadway projects

Applied Geography

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 498-506

  Novak, David C ^a   Sullivan, James L ^b   Scott, Darren M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Network robustness; Network topology; Network trip robustness (NTR); Project prioritization; System based performance evaluation; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858725597     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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