Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning
- ISBN-10
- 1682850951
- ISBN-13
- 9781682850954
- Category
- Highway engineering
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06
- Author
- Samuel Morgan
Description
The increase in transportation systems has fueled the growth of traffic engineering. Traffic safety, counter-measures for road traffic accidents, etc. are some of the important areas wherein the focus of transport planning and traffic engineering lie. This book attempts to understand the multiple branches that fall under the discipline of traffic engineering and how such concepts have practical applications in the modern times. Included in this book are elucidations on important topics like traffic planning, control and management, traffic and transport safety, traffic policies, urban transit systems, traffic information engineering and control, etc. Students, researchers, experts and all associated with traffic and transportation engineering and allied branches of engineering will benefit alike from this book.
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