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'Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering' is a comprehensive textbook on the relevant principles and practice. It includes sections on transport policy and planning, traffic surveys and accident investigation, road design for capacity and safety, and traffic management. Clearly written and illustrated, the book is ideal reading for students of transport, transport planning, traffic engineering and road design.

Table of Contents:
About the contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, Part I: Planning for transport, Chapter 1: Evolution of the transport task, Chapter 2: Transport administration and planning, Chapter 3: Transport policy, Chapter 4: Economic and environmental appraisal of transport improvement projects, Chapter 5: Principles of transport analysis and forecasting, Chapter 6: Transport planning strategies, Chapter 7: Developing the parking plan, Chapter 8: Planning for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled people, Chapter 9: Technologies for urban, inter-urban and rural passenger transport systems,  Chapter 10: Planning for public transport, Chapter 11: Freight transport planning-an introduction, Part II: Traffic surveys and accident investigations, Chapter 12: Issues in survey planning and design, Chapter 13: Observational traffic surveys, Chapter 14: Participatory transport surveys, Chapter 15: Accident prevention, investigation and reduction, Part III: Design for capacity and safety Chapter 16: Introduction to traffic flow theory, Chapter 17: Road capacity and design-standard approaches to road design, Chapter 18: Road accidents, Chapter 19: Geometric design of streets and highways, Chapter 20: Intersection design and capacity, Chapter 21: Introduction to computer-aided design of junctions and highways, Chapter 22: Design of off-street parking facilities,  Chapter 23: Road lighting, Part IV: Traffic management, Chapter 24: Regulatory measures for traffic management, Chapter 25: Physical methods of traffic control, Chapter 26: Signal control at intersections, Chapter 27: Signal control in networks,  Chapter 28: Driver information systems, Index

About the Author :
Coleman A. O'Flaherty worked in Ireland, Canada and the USA before joining the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds in 1962. He was Foundation Professor of Transport Engineering and Foundation Director of the Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds University before being invited to Canberra, Australia as Chief Engineer of the National Capital Development Commission. Since retiring as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania in 1993 he has been made a Professor Emeritus of the University and granted the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Review :
"It is not only a good textbook but also a valuable resource book" Municipal Engineer "Provides a valuable reference for students of transport engineering." London Transport Planning "...the contents are extremely comprehensive...once again, Prof. O Flaherty has compiled an invaluable compendium and overview of information which contains at least something of value for students studying any aspect of highways, traffic or transport..." Proceedings of the Chartered Institute of Transport, Vol. 7, No. 4,


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781136352362
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1136352368
  • Publisher Date: 27 Sep 2018
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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