Traffic Flow Theory

Creating traffic models is a really challenging task due to the complexity of road networks, space–time dependencies between them, heterogeneous traffic patterns, and a myriad of interactions among a variety of components. The second edition of Traffic Flow Theory emphasizes core knowledge for the appropriate expression in mathematical form of these diverse elements and, through valuable coverage updates, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in the field.
Written by a renowned expert in academia, the volume dissects everyday traffic phenomena, offering details of their characteristics, mechanisms, and dynamics. It also uses multi-level (e.g., macroscopic, microscopic, mesoscopic, and picoscopic) modeling approaches to explain why they occur. It goes on to present the practical applications of these simulation outcomes and finally contributes new research-informed evidence that, by integrating the different frameworks of analysis reviewed, the unified perspective that organically emerges has significant benefits for safety and efficiency optimization strategies for transportation systems and their users.
With its in-depth, coherent, self-contained treatment of the topic, Traffic Flow Theory 2E is set to become a staple reference resource for a broad transportation engineering audience while also proving to be very useful for readers in interconnected subject areas.