Synthesizing population for microsimulation-based integrated transport models using atlantic canada micro-data

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 410-415

  Hafezi, Mohammad Hesam ^a   Habib, Muhammad Ahsanul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Household level; Individual level; Land use and transportation micro simulation; Population synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930329009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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