Description
PHI TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 3RD ED by SARKAR, PRADIP KUMAR
Transportation planning plays a key role as a lifeline for any society. It comprises applications of science and art, where a great deal of judgment coupled with its technical elements is required to arrive at a meaningful decision in order to develop transportation infrastructure facilities for the community. It, thereby, helps in achieving a safer, faster, comfortable, convenient, economical, sustainable and environment-friendly movement of people and goods traffic.
In this context, the book has been written, and now updated in the third edition dealing with the basic principles and fundamentals of transportation planning. It also keeps abreast of the current techniques, practices and policies used in transportation planning.
Exploiting a systematic approach avoiding prolixity, this book will prove to be a vade mecum for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil engineering and transportation engineering. Besides, the book is of immense benefit to the students opting a course on Master of Planning/Transportation Engineering conducted in various institutes.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOOK
• Prodigious illustrative figures and tables
• Systematically organised concepts well-supported with ample illustrations
• Chapter-end summary helps in grasping the quirk concepts
• State-of-the-art data garnered in the book presents an updated version
• Chapter-end review questions help students to prepare for the examination
NEW TO THE EDITION
• Provides Fuzzy Logic, Artificial Neural Network and Neuro Fuzzy Model techniques (Chapter 4)
• Incorporates the formation of travel demand model with soft computing techniques including trip generation model (Chapter 5)
• Provides a practical approach of calibrating Origin Destination Matrix (Chapter 6)
• Incorporates the concept of mode choice models with a number of worked-out examples (Chapter 7)
• Provides a case study on mobility plan of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, demonstrating the development of all stages of transport modelling (Chapter 11)
• Includes a new appendix on "Applications of Soft Computing in Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment”
• Includes a new chapter on “Planning for Smart and Sustainable Transportation System” dealing with the concept and applications of smart and sustainable cities showcasing the best practices
• Includes additional numerical and an example in Chapter 12
TARGET AUDIENCE
• B.Tech (Civil Engineering)
• M.Tech (Civil Engineering and Transportation Engineering)
• Master of Planning
SARKAR, PRADIP KUMAR
PRADIP KUMAR SARKAR, Ph.D., former Professor and Head, Department of Transport Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Also, he is the former Vice-President of the Institute of Urban Transport, India. He is presently engaged in teaching, research and consulting work in the area of Transport Planning, Intelligent Transport System and Road Safety. He is an active member of various technical committees of the national and International importance. Besides, he has written four books on Transport Economics, Intelligent Transport System, Computer-Aided Highway Engineering, and Sustainable Transport System and has also contributed more than 120 papers published at national and international levels. Presently he is engaged as an expert in the ITS committees at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Indian Road Congress (IRC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
MAITRI, VINAY
VINAY MAITRI, Ph.D., former Professor and Head, Centre for Analysis and System Studies, GIS and Remote Sensing, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He is a member of various technical committees. He has also contributed about 50 research and technical papers to the publications in referred journals, national and international conferences/seminars/workshops.
JOSHI, G.J.
G.J. JOSHI, Ph.D., Professor and former Dean (Academic/Student Welfare), Department of Civil Engineering, SVNIT, Surat. He has contributed around 60 papers to national and international conferences/ seminars/journals. His research interests include urban transportation planning, urban and regional travel demand forecasting, traffic flow modeling, traffic regulation and control, and non-conventional materials for highway pavements.
Table of Contents :
Preface
1. Introduction to Transportation Planning
2. Study Area
3. Transportation Planning Surveys
4. Travel Demand Forecasting Techniques
5. Trip Generation Model
6. Trip Distribution Models
7. Modal Split
8. Mode Choice Modelling Through Stated Preference (SP) and Revealed Preference (RP) Data
9. Traffic Assignment
10. Freight Movement Study
11. Long-term Transport Planning
12. Regional Transportation Planning
13. Accessibility and Mobility Considerations in Transport Planning
14. The Lowry Land Use-transport Model
15. Transport Supply
16. Graph Theory: Approach to Road Network Planning
17. Intermodal Integration
18. Urban Form, Urban Structure and Relationship with Transport Pattern
19. Cost Benefit Analysis
20. Transit Planning, Design and Scheduling
21. Applications of Intelligent Transport System
22. Applications of Software in Transport Planning
23. Transport Policies
24. Planning for Smart and Sustainable Transportation System in Cities
Annexures
Appendix: Applications of Soft Computing in Trip Distribution and Traffic Assignment
Index