Evacuation traffic dynamics

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 49, Issue , 2014, Pages 114-125

  Dixit, Vinayak ^a   Wolshon, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Contraflow; Evacuation; Free flow speed; Maximum evacuation flow rates; Maximum sustainable flows

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

CAPACITY; CONTRAFLOW; EVACUATION; FREE FLOW SPEED; SUSTAINABLE FLOW;

EMERGENCY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

POLICY REFORM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 84911383901     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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