Transport planning and traffic engineering / edited by C. A. O'Flaherty.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Arnold, 1996.Edition: [New ed.]Description: xiv, 544p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780340662793 (pbk.) :
- 0470236191 (Wiley)
- Highways [Other title]
- 629.794 OFL
- HE333 .T75 1997
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Previous ed.: published as Highways. 1986.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Planning for transport -- 1.Evolution of the transport task -- 2.Transport administration and planning -- 3.Transport policy -- 4.Economic and environmental appraisal of transport improvement projects -- 5.Principles of transport analysis and forecasting -- 6.Transport planning strategies -- 7.Developing the parking plan -- 8.Planning for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled people -- 9.Technologies for uban, inter-urban and rural passenger transport systems -- 10.Planning for public transport -- 11.Freight transport planning - an introduction Part II: Traffic surveys and accident investigations -- 12.Issues in survey planning and design -- 13.Observational traffic surveys -- 14.Participatory transport surveys -- 15.Accident prevention, investigation and reduction -- Part III: Design for capacity and safety -- 16.Introduction to traffic flow theory -- 17.Road capacity and design-standard approaches to road design. C.A. O'Flaherty -- 18.Road accidents -- 19.Geometric design of streets and highways -- 20.Intersection design and capacity -- 21.Introduction to computer-aided design of junctions and highways -- 22.Design of off-street parking facilities -- 23.Road lighting -- Part IV: Traffic management -- 24.Regulatory measures for traffic management -- 25.Physical methods of traffic control -- 26.Signal control at intersections -- 27.Signal control in networks -- 28.Driver information systems.
This is a new edition of the widely acclaimed first volume in O'Flaherty's Highways. O'Flaherty has brought in some of the leading researchers in this subject area to ensure this book is up-to-date and authoritative.