Integration of Environmental Objectives in a System Optimal Dynamic Traffic Assignment Model

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 494-511

  Aziz, H M Abdul ^a   Ukkusuri, Satish V ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO EMISSIONS; DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; INTEGRATED MODELS; MESOSCOPICS; OPTIMAL DYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE METRICS; POLICY MAKERS; ROAD USERS; ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOR; SPEED PROFILE; TIME MINIMIZATION; TRAFFIC FLOW MODELS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CARBON MONOXIDE; INTEGRATION; TRAVEL TIME;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CARBON MONOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; MODELING; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL TIME;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863532160     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2012.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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