The weakest link: The decline of the surface transportation network
This study explores the economic mechanisms behind the decline of a surface transportation network, based on the assumption that the decline phase is a spontaneous process driven by decentralized decisions of individual travelers and privatized links. A simulation model is developed with a degeneration process by which the weakest link is removed iteratively from the network. Experiments reveal how the economic efficiency of a network evolves during the degeneration process and suggest an "optimal" degenerated network could be derived during the decline phase in terms of maximizing total social welfare.
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2008
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Authors: | Xie, Feng ; Levinson, David |
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Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. - Elsevier, ISSN 1366-5545. - Vol. 44.2008, 1, p. 100-113
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Decline Transportation network Simulation Welfare Accessibility |
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