Sustainable Transportation NetworksTransportation networks are essential to the functioning of societies and economies and provide the infrastructure for the movement of people and goods over space and time. The existence and utilization of transportation networks are fundamental to the modern age and the negative effects of congestion and pollution associated with their increasing usage demand urgent attention. This book cogently addresses the question as to whether transportation networks are sustainable: that is, can they last, given the growing demands on the network, on the one hand, and the desire to alleviate the associated negative impacts, on the other. Anna Nagurney answers the question positively by providing a rigorous foundation for the formulation, analysis, and computation of solutions to such problems through the use of appropriate policies ranging from tolls and tradable pollution permits to the design of the networks themselves. Sustainable Transportation Networks will be of great value to students, researchers, and practitioners of transportation studies, environmental economics, regional science, and urban planning. |
Contents
Foundations | 9 |
Viable and Sustainable Transportation Networks | 52 |
4 | 63 |
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algorithm associated Assume behavior Ca(fa Chapter column vector computed constraints convergence convex set cost of emission demand markets demand networks denote destination nodes emission abatement emission factors environmental quality standard equal equilibrium pattern expanded network fixed demand given Hence initial license allocations Lagrange multiplier Linear System link load pattern link travel cost link-based Lipschitz continuous marginal cost Minimize modified projection method Nagurney network equilibrium problem Network topology nonnegative number of trips O/D pair w₁ O/D pair-based objective function oligopoly optimization problem origin nodes origin/destination pairs p₁ path flow pattern permit system model policy instruments policy model road pricing satisfies Section Situation solution supersink supersource sustainable transportation networks Theorem total emissions total number traffic network equilibrium travel cost functions travel demands trip attractions trip productions user link travel user travel cost user-optimized variational inequality formulation variational inequality problem viable ΣΣ