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Date |
1981 |
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repository |
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Is Part Of |
p14723417 |
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abstract |
Traditional methods of describing the road transport system are criticised because
they fail when used by planners and engineers. It is argued that a fundamental reason
for this lies in road traffic theory being self-contradictory: the dynamic microtheory
describing shock-wave behaviour in traffic queues is incompatible with the static
macrotheory based on equilibrium principles. <i>Q</i>-analysis can be applied consistently
both at the microlevel and at the macrolevel, which are related by algebraic hierarchies.
This clarifies the need to make the macrotheory dynamic and begins so by using the
recently extended notion of q-transmission. The theory is illustrated at the microlevel
with a study of road intersections, and at the macrolevel with a study of a town and
a hypothetical property development. A section introducing hierarchical routes shows
how the microlevel and macrolevel may be combined in the more general context of land
use. In this way it is possible to construct an integrated description of the land-use-activity-transportation
system. |
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authorList |
authors |
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issue |
2 |
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status |
peerReviewed |
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volume |
8 |
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type |
AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Johnson, J. H. (1981). The Q-analysis of road traffic systems. Environment and
Planning B. Planning and Design, 8(2) pp. 141–189. |
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label |
Johnson, J. H. (1981). The Q-analysis of road traffic systems. Environment and
Planning B. Planning and Design, 8(2) pp. 141–189. |
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Title |
The <i>Q</i>-analysis of road traffic systems |
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in dataset |
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