The Cost of Environmental Constraints in Traffic Networks: Assessing the Loss of Optimality

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 349-369

  Lin, Xin ^a   Tampère, Chris M J ^a   Viti, Francesco ^b   Immers, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Bi level programming; Environmental constraint; Impact assessment; Network design problem; Second best; Traffic pollution

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; TRANSPORTATION;

BI-LEVEL PROGRAMMING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; NETWORK DESIGN PROBLEMS; SECOND BEST; TRAFFIC POLLUTION;

COSTS;

EID: 84901732773     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-014-9228-8     Document Type: Article

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