Book Review: Tampère, C.M.J., Viti, F. and Immers, L. H. (eds.): New Developments in Transport Planning: Advances in Dynamic Traffic Assignment

Bekhor, Shlomo · 2011 · Crossref

DOI: 10.18757/ejtir.2011.11.2.2926

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This book review evaluates *New Developments in Transport Planning: Advances in Dynamic Traffic Assignment*, edited by Tampère, Viti, and Immers. The volume compiles nineteen contributions from the second Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) Symposium held in Leuven in 2008. The review highlights the book’s role in addressing the growing challenges in transportation planning and operations, noting that DTA models offer viable solutions for network-wide problems that static assignment tools cannot adequately resolve, while remaining more suitable for such scales than detailed microscopic simulation models. The book is structured into four distinct parts, providing a state-of-the-art overview of DTA research and practice. The first part comprises six chapters focusing on the theoretical foundations of DTA models, specifically investigating existence, uniqueness, convergence, and stability. Contributions include general frameworks for signal setting, game-theoretic definitions of Dynamic User Equilibrium (DUE), variational inequality formulations for dual time-scale DUE, and comparisons of dynamic route choice algorithms. The second part consists of five chapters dedicated to dynamic network loading (DNL) models. These chapters examine the General Link Transmission Model, efficient network loading methods accounting for incident-induced travel time variability, the impact of queue mechanisms on dynamic origin-destination estimation, graph-based formulations for multiple destinations, and dynamic system optimum assignment. The third part addresses the integration of advanced travel choice behavioral models into DTA frameworks. It includes proposals for integrating demand and supply sides, efficient methods for assigning microscopic individual demand, modeling frameworks incorporating both pre-trip and en-route route choices, and analyses of boundary issues in congestion charging scenarios. The final part presents three chapters on the practical implementation of DTA models. These contributions discuss decision support systems for large urban networks, gradient approximation approaches for dynamic OD estimation, and performance comparisons of modified DTA models. The reviewer notes that these implementation-focused chapters often rely on simulation-based models and involve simplifications in supply-side representation to enable the solution of large-scale problems. The review concludes that the book serves as a valuable resource for both academics and practitioners. The first three parts provide essential material for students and researchers, while the final part offers relevant discussions for practitioners. The reviewer praises the comprehensive reference lists and the breadth of expert opinions condensed in the volume, suggesting that the book stimulates further thinking and research in the field. However, the reviewer critiques the reliance on simple network examples in many chapters and suggests that the book’s index would benefit from including the extensive references provided at the end of each chapter.

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