An agent-based model of the influence of neighbourhood design on daily trip patterns

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 398-411

  Jin, Xiongbing ^a   White, Roger ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Neighbourhood form; Transportation simulation; Urban simulation

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED MODEL; AGENT-BASED MODELLING; AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC; GRID DESIGN; NEIGHBOURHOOD; ONTARIO; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; TRAFFIC PATTERN; TRAFFIC SIMULATION MODEL; TRIP PATTERNS; URBAN SIMULATION;

AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA;

EID: 84864754777     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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