Regional-Development Optimization for the Delhi Region of India

J D Gupta and B G Hutchinson
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J D Gupta: Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi, India
B G Hutchinson: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

Environment and Planning A, 1979, vol. 11, issue 4, 435-446

Abstract: Rapid population growths in the Delhi metropolitan area created by a strong expansion of the economic base have led to the adoption of decentralization policies for the region. A regional-scale land-use–transport model is developed which may be used for the analysis of decentralization options. The model searches for regional-development configurations that minimize the combined costs of providing urban infrastructure and of intercity transport. The objective function is a nonlinear function of the regional activity distribution, and a sequential search procedure is used to identify the least-cost alternative. The capabilities of this allocation-simulation model are demonstrated by several example analyses for the Delhi commuter region.

Date: 1979
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