Transportation networks and the optimal location of human activities : a numerical geography approach /
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| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA :
E. Elgar,
c2002.
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| Series: | Transport economics, management, and policy.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.