Regional Air Quality Conformity in Transportation Networks with Stochastic Dependencies: A Theoretical Copula-Based Model

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 373-397

  Ng, ManWo ^a   Lo, Hong K ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air quality; Capacity uncertainty; Copula; Demand uncertainty; Emissions; Stochastic dependence; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY EXPANSION PROJECTS; CAPACITY UNCERTAINTY; COPULA; DEMAND AND SUPPLY UNCERTAINTIES; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; STOCHASTIC DEPENDENCE; STOCHASTIC DEPENDENCIES; TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MODEL;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 84888429112     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-013-9185-7     Document Type: Article

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