Edited by
M. Papageorgiou, Technische Universitat Munchen, Munich, Germany
Description
The vast expansion of transportation systems on land, sea and in the air throughout the twentieth century has allowed for the development
of economic, social and political connections across the globe undreamed of by our ancestors. However, this expansion has brought with
it familiar problems such as airport delays and gridlock in our major cities. Fortunately, parallel progress in system science and information
technology can provide us with the appropriate tools for rational and efficient solutions to our exponentially increasing transportation
demands. This encyclopedia addresses the analysis, modelling and control of today's and tomorrow's traffic and transportation systems
in a concise, comprehensive single volume. Well over 100 articles have been specially commissioned, or revised from the acclaimed
Systems & Control Encyclopedia, to provide an overview of and first reference to models, control methods and practical aspects of all
forms of traffic and transportation systems with a particular emphasis on efficient utilization of available infrastructure, plus a consideration
of their historical, organizational, economic and social impacts. The
Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic & Transportation Systems
will be essential for professional and academic scientists and engineers in any discipline concerned with the movement of people and
materials.
Included in series
Advances in Systems Control and Information Engineering
Audience:
For professional and academic scientists and engineers of a number of disciplines including traffic and transportation engineers, operators, managers, analysts and system scientists.
