| Title | Systems Models for Transportation Problems : Part 2. The Social Physics for Modern Societies - the Role of the Cities |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49590 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Iberall, A. S.; Cardon, S. Z. |
| Source | 161p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publication Date | 19770901 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The objective of the research was to make use of a physically based social systems model, developed earlier, to study the determinants of city sizes and their national interactions. In particular, information on the role of a transportation system in affecting city sizes was required. In this second part, the relation between the urban settlements and a potential mapping that is related to the land (its population density, material and energy resources, activities, products, and consumption) is outlined. The dependence of the urban settlement distribution on long-distance international trade is discussed. The emergence of a new major social institution, the large corporation which is competitive with the urban settlement, is discussed. The socio-economic effects of transportation systems, and their modernization is described. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11025 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11025 |
| TRT Terms | Urban transportation; Transportation planning; Physics; Thermodynamics; City planning |
| General Subjects | Transportation systems; Models |
| Classification | NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Plans and Policy Statements |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-OST-77-37-2; PB-273 184 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49500/49590/DOT-TSC-OST-77-37-2.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |