Transportation and economic development evaluation model

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Dawood, Abdullah Saaden
dc.contributor.committeechairDrew, Donald R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSherali, Hanif D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTrani, Antoino A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWalker, Richard D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWeyers, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.coverage.cityBlacksburgen
dc.coverage.cityChristiansburgen
dc.coverage.cityRoanokeen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:21:19Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:21:19Zen
dc.date.issued1990-11-13en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-14en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-14en
dc.description.abstractThe system dynamics methodology is used to develop a computer simulation model to determine whether to add lanes to a congested highway or build a new, more direct, facility. Fundamental to this evaluation is the incorporation of non-user measures of effectiveness to go with the traditional highway user measures of effectiveness, such as the Benefit-Cost Ratio. In the system dynamics methodology three alternative forms of the model of a system are used: verbal, visual, and mathematical. The verbal description is diagrammatic and shows cause-and-effect relationships between many variables in a simple, concise manner. The visual model or "causal diagram" is translated into a mathematical model and system equations. The model is comprised of four sectors: 1. population sector 2. economic sector 3. university sector 4. transportation sector The model applies to the area of Blacksburg, Christiansburg and Roanoke (city and county). with special treatment to Virginia Tech through the university model. The simulation results of the non-user benefits along with user benefits is used to evaluate the alternatives in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Roanoke corridor.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxvi, 340 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10142005-135748en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10142005-135748/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39905en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.A543.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 23674076en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.A543en
dc.subject.lcshHighway bypasses -- Virginia -- Christiansburgen
dc.subject.lcshHighway capacityen
dc.subject.lcshHighway researchen
dc.titleTransportation and economic development evaluation modelen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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