Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems Part II: Equations and Examples

By Giulio E Cantarella, Chiara Fiori and Lorenzo Mussone

Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems Part II: Equations and Examples goes beyond theory and mathematical models to give readers a practical understanding of dynamic and stochastic assignment modeling approaches in transportation systems. These approaches are critical for the future of transportation systems analysis, providing a better understanding of system evolution over time and of travelers' behavior in challenging scenarios, including ITS as well as new services, such as shared vehicles, and new kinds of vehicles, such as connected or autonomous vehicles.

After an introduction in chapter 1, chapters 2-5 each provide an introduction followed by recent advances, review of contents of the corresponding chapters in Giulio Cantarella’s previous book, discussion of numerical examples matching the sections, a summary, and final remarks. Readers will appreciate the fully discussed numerical examples, applications to real cases, review of recent developments and other materials not easily available in the literature, such as long proofs.

This book bridges the mathematical theory with operational needs in a way that no current book does with practical, real-world cases and examples. Academics, researchers, and instructors as well as professionals, practitioners, and consultants will find this a valuable resource for solving network equilibrium problems in transportation systems analysis.

• Covers dynamic aspects of transportation network analysis through application of mathematical models to real cases
• Discusses operational issues of mathematical models for evaluation of traffic and transport demand interventions, giving readers a practical approach to these problems and bridging theoretical and operational aspects together
• Presents recent new developments and the latest research findings since 2019
• Includes numerical examples and applications supported by several figures and tables, allowing the reader to reproduce the presented results

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Release date: Jan 4, 2024
• ISBN: 9780443219788

Giulio E Cantarella

Giulio E. Cantarella is a full professor of Transportation Systems Analysis and Design in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Salerno, Italy. His research focus includes traffic analysis and control, travel demand assignment, transportation systems analysis and design, choice modeling, signal setting design, and urban network design. He has authored more than 100 book chapters and journal articles, including Elsevier’s Transportation Research Part B: Methodological and Transport Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, as well as Dynamics and Stochasticity in Transportation Systems (Part I).

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