Modelling Transport - Hardcover

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Offering an outstanding exploration of the state of the art, this practical, applications-oriented text/reference presents the most important transport modeling techniques in a form accessible to students and professionals alike. Bridging the gap between theoretical and recipe'' publications, it emphasizes a number of key topics in the field including the practical importance of theoretical consistency; the issues of data and specification errors in modeling, their relative importance, and methods for handling them; the key role played by the decision-making context in the choice of the most appropriate modeling tool; the advantages of variable resolution modeling; and the need for a monitoring function, relying on regular data collection and updates of forecasts and models so that courses of action can be adapted to a changing environment. Included are examples and exercises useful for actual laboratory fieldwork.