01923cam a2200253 i 4500020003400000020003700034082003200071100003200103245009100135250001200226260003200238300006000270490005100330520096000381526003701341650003101378650002501409650003101434650003201465700003301497942001201530999001901542952010801561  a3319151649 (hbk : alk. paper)  a9783319151649 (hbk : alk. paper)00a388.3142bFALcNUST-02-p-991 aFalcocchio, John C.,95173010aRoad 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.951731 0aTraffic engineering. 7aTraffic congestion.951731 7aTraffic engineering.9517321 aLevinson, Herbert S.,938723  2ddccBK  c554284d554284  00102ddc4070aMCEbMCEd2019-09-03g13076.30l0o388.3142 FALpMCE-51103r2019-09-03w2019-09-03yBK