Beating the Morning Rush

Synopsis: A case study of transport planning in Milton Keynes, a rapidly changing modern British city. Shows how planners use sophisticated computer-based modelling techniques to calculate traffic flow on roads yet to be built in defining a specific problem; simplifying by choosing to include only the most salient features; systematicallly looking at just one starting point to one destination point; formulating the treatment as a mathematical model; using matrices and showing how the parameters needed for the model can be evaluated; validating the model. Considers how the initial model can be improved and discusses what accuracy is required of such a model. Looks at features of the model that made it specific to its original purpose and shows how it could be adapted to be used in other cities and town.
Series: Mathematical Models and Methods, Course Mst204
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: mathematical modelling; road transport; traffic engineering; traffic modelling

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