Transportation networks and the optimal location of human activities : a numerical geography approach /

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Pengarang Utama: Thomas, Isabelle, 1956-
Format: Buku
Bahasa:English
Diterbitkan: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar, c2002.
Siri:Transport economics, management, and policy.
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245 1 0 |a Transportation networks and the optimal location of human activities :  |b a numerical geography approach /  |c Isabelle Thomas. 
260 |a Cheltenham, UK ;  |a Northampton, MA :  |b E. Elgar,  |c c2002. 
300 |a xiv, 293 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Transport economics, management and policy 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-285) and index. 
505 0 |a The optimal location problem -- The transportation network problem -- A geographical perspective -- Outline of the book -- Measuring the Shape of the Transportation Network -- 'Measuring' the shape of a network: state of the art -- Network indexing in the literature -- Location-Allocation Results and the Shape of the Transportation Network -- Optimal locations and transportation networks: the case of autarky -- Definition of the inputs -- Results of the simulations -- Extension to hexagonal lattices -- Optimal locations and transportation networks: the case of a common market -- Model and experiments -- Impact of the transportation network on locations -- Concluding remarks and policy implications -- Optimal locations of human activities and the permeability of the border in a common market -- How far does the permeability of the border influence location-allocation results in a common market? -- How far does the existence of an interregional high-speed connection affect location-allocation results in a common market? -- Concluding remarks and policy implications -- Location-Allocation Modelling and the Measure of Distance -- Distance-predicting functions and location-allocation results -- Design of the experiment -- Computational experience -- Price policies, transportation networks and location-allocation results -- Methodology -- Principles of the computational experiment -- Experimental results -- Negative externalities and location-allocation results -- Design of the experiment -- Experimental Results -- Land-Use Planning and the Shape of the Transportation Network. Two Real-World Examples -- Optimal locations of health centres in Niger: rainy season versus dry season accessibility -- Background and study area -- Modelling results -- Optimal location of a recycling centre in Belgium: externalities versus transportation costs -- The model and its inputs -- Modelling results -- Main results and policy recommendations -- Suggestions for further research. 
650 0 |a Transportation  |x Management  |x Mathematical models. 
650 0 |a Industrial location  |x Mathematical models. 
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