01713cam a2200217 i 4500020003400000020003700034082003200071100002500103245009100128250001200219260003200231300006000263490005100323520096000374526003701334650002401371650002501395650002401420650002501444700002601469  a3319151649 (hbk : alk. paper)  a9783319151649 (hbk : alk. paper)00a388.3142bFALcNUST-02-p-991 aFalcocchio, John C.,10aRoad traffic congestion :ba concise guide /cJohn C. Falcocchio, Herbert S. Levinson.  a1st ed.  aNew York:.bSpringer c2015  axxiv, 401 pages :billustrations (some color) ;c24 cm.1 aSpringer tracts on transportation and traffic,  aThis book on road traffic congestion in cities and suburbs describes congestion problems and shows how they can be relieved. The first part (Chapters 1 - 3) shows how congestion reflects transportation technologies and settlement patterns. The second part (Chapters 4 - 13) describes the causes, characteristics, and consequences of congestion. The third part (Chapters 14 - 23) presents various relief strategies - including supply adaptation and demand mitigation - for nonrecurring and recurring congestion. The last part (Chapter 24) gives general guidelines for congestion relief and provides a general outlook for the future. The book will be useful for a wide audience - including students, practitioners and researchers in a variety of professional endeavors: traffic engineers, transportation planners, public transport specialists, city planners, public administrators, and private enterprises that depend on transportation for their activities.  a0b0c0d388_314200000000000_FAL 0aTraffic congestion. 0aTraffic engineering. 7aTraffic congestion. 7aTraffic engineering.1 aLevinson, Herbert S.,