Self-Organization and Optimization of Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic in Urban Environments

Dirk Helbing, Anders Johansson and Stefan Lämmer
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Dirk Helbing: Dresden University of Technology
Anders Johansson: Dresden University of Technology
Stefan Lämmer: Dresden University of Technology

A chapter in The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems, 2008, pp 287-309 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Self-organization is not only a feature of urban evolution, but also found within urban environments. Here, we will focus on three aspects: (i) spatiotemporal patterns in pedestrian flows and their implications for optimized pedestrian facilities, (ii) trail formation of pedestrians and their consequences for improved way systems, and (iii) a self-organization approach to an adaptive control of traffic lights. This chapter will discuss the problems, modelling concepts, results, and solutions, while the mathematical formulation and analysis of the models is presented elsewhere.

Keywords: Traffic Light; Vehicle Traffic; Pedestrian Flow; Passing Direction; Trail System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-1937-3_14

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