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Modelling Transport, 2nd Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Juan De Dios Ortzar, Luis G. Willumsen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
Buy Used: $424.66
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2676210
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 454
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.3
ISBN: 0471965340
Dewey Decimal Number: 388
EAN: 9780471965343
ASIN: 0471965340
Publication Date: July 11, 1996
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Product Description
Approaches the subject from the perspective of a modelling exercise discussing the role of theory, data, model specification in its broadest sense, model estimation, validation, and forecasting. Examines the practical constraints to transport modelling for planning and policy making, particularly in view of the limitations of current formal analytical techniques, and the nature and quality of available data. The main thrust is to provide enough information and guidance so readers can actually go and use each technique in the field. In this edition material on Stated-Preference techniques has been strengthened.
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 5 Stars for breadth, 4 for depth April 14, 2007
In Modelling Transport, Ortuzar and Willumsen touch on a multitude of subjects related to transportation modeling. The book introduces each step under the traditional 4-step transportation planning process in a separate chapter, in addition to topics such as discrete choice analysis. The way the topics are treated is perfect for someone with previous familiarity with the subject; it would be extremely difficult to hammer out all the details of transportation planning in a single 500 page volume. I would not recommend this book to the more inquisitive reader new to the subject as -in most cases- it may not explain why things are done the way they are. That said, I would strongly recommend it as a desktop reference for someone that may need a refresher on some of these topics from time to time. I would've given the book 4.5 stars if half stars were allowed.
 Excellent text book December 18, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a valuable resource for students, teachers and
researchers. The coverage is broad within the subject area,
whilst the material is both accessible and authoritative.
This third edition includes valuable extensions and updates
to the earlier ones. I am glad to recommend this text to my students at each of
undergraduate (BEng/MEng), taught postgraduate (MSc) and
research (MPhil, PhD)levels to support their learning and
use of transport models. The book makes an especially suitable
text for transport modelling courses at MSc level.
Just about the best book available on the subject April 5, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I find "Modelling transport" (2nd edition) to be the best available in its field. It covers just about everything a transport modeller has to know and benefits from one of its authors being an academic researcher and the other a consultant. Both are recognized worldwide as being renowned experts, and the fact that one has an academic bias and the other a practical inclination makes the end product just about unbeatable. In recent years it has been the only reference work I have needed to consult. The title "modelling transport" makes it clear that the book does not cover economic and other evaluation techniques. I think that it would be an even better product if it did, considering the close relation between a transport model and the economic evaluation procedure which should be applied to determining the benefits of the network modifications it models. Inconsistency between the model and the evaluation can lead one to doubt the results of the latter. Maybe this point could be addressed in the third edition.
Very clear and complete, therefore extremely useful. March 29, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I frequently use Ortuzar and Willumsen book (I have used both editions) and I think it is one of the best books in this field. It gives the fundmental basics of transportation in a clear and straight-forward way. For the cloth cover edition price, it is a good deal.
Excellent support for lecturing transport demand March 27, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book describes all the basic elements of transport demand modelling in a comprehensible way, including recent developments on the different subjects. It gives detailed references pointing to the original sources and to directions for further reading. We have used this book as a main reading material for our MSc level Transport Demand course; specially for Trip Generation and Modal Split models.
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