Traffic management is an extremely complex dynamic process associated with the spatiotemporal behavior ofmany‐particle non‐linear systems. In this Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, there are several review articles devoted to variousaspects of the complex dynamics of vehicular traffic management, air traffic management, and pedestrian traffic management.
The complexity of vehicular traffic management is associated with non‐linear interactions between the following three main dynamicprocesses:
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travel decision behavior ,
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traffic assignment in a traffic network , and
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traffic flow behavior, in particular, traffic congestion occurrence within the network.
Travel decision behavior determines travel demand. Traffic assignment in the network is associated with travel supply. However, traffic congestionoccurring within the traffic network restricts free flow travel. This influences both travel decision behavior (e. g., because of traffic congestion,a person decides...
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Kerner, B.S. (2009). Complex Dynamics of Traffic Management, Introduction to. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30440-3_78
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