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Title: USE OF SCENARIO-BUILDING TRANSPORTATION MODEL FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Accession Number: 00732493
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Scenario building is a technique used to evaluate a set of alternatives and give policy makers a quick tool for identifying which are politically viable. The transportation system hierarchy prevailing in a large metropolitan area in a developing country is examined using a scenario-building model. The model is bidimensional with two parameters: distance traveled and the value of time of persons using the transportation system. It is applied to metropolitan Madras (population 6 million) in India. Two scenarios are developed: first, using the perceived costs of various modes available in Madras, and second, using costs reflecting the changes that could arise as a result of policy changes. Results suggest that policy needs to be oriented toward promoting the use of nonmotorized modes, motorized two-wheelers, and public transit instead of emulating that of developed countries. This model and its results will be useful to decision makers in examining scenarios of their choice.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1563, Nonmotorized Transportation: International Perspectives on Planning and Safety.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Khisty, C JSriraj, P SPagination: p. 16-25
Publication Date: 1996
Serial: ISBN: 0309059623
Features: Figures
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Feb 26 1997 12:00AM
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