TY - CHAP
T1 - The costs and other consequences of traffic congestion
AU - Falcocchio, John C.
AU - Levinson, Herbert S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - In an increasingly fast paced and globally oriented economy, the efficient movement of persons and goods is a competitive necessity [1]. Traffic congestion adversely impacts quality of life and economic productivity in metropolitan areas. It increases fuel consumption, the cost of traveler and freight movement, the number of crashes, and tailpipe pollutants harmful to human health.
AB - In an increasingly fast paced and globally oriented economy, the efficient movement of persons and goods is a competitive necessity [1]. Traffic congestion adversely impacts quality of life and economic productivity in metropolitan areas. It increases fuel consumption, the cost of traveler and freight movement, the number of crashes, and tailpipe pollutants harmful to human health.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6_13
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6_13
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85016974138
T3 - Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
SP - 159
EP - 182
BT - Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -