Introduction xi

Arnaud BANOS and Thomas THÉVENIN.

PART 1. CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSPORT SUPPLY 1

Chapter 1. Modeling Transport Systems on an Intra-Urban Scale   
Thomas THÉVENIN

1.1. Introduction 3

1.2. GIS-transport experiments 4

1.3. Towards an urban GIS-T 9

1.4. Towards an analysis of accessibility 17

1.5. Conclusion 26

1.6. Bibliography 27

Chapter 2. Determining Urban Public Transport Supply
31

Robert CHAPLEAU

2.1. Introduction 31

2.2. Considering time in journey planning 35

2.3. Geometry of a collective urban transport network:
expressing interconnectivity 36

2.4. Calculating resources according to transport network coding
42

2.5. Visualizing the transport network from different
perspectives 43

2.6. Conclusion: GIS as an analysis and intervention platform
50

2.7. Bibliography 51

Chapter 3. Defining Intermodal Accessibility 53

Alexis CONESA and Alain L'HOSTIS

3.1. Introduction 53

3.2. Accessibility 54

3.3. Intermodality and multimodality 60

3.4. Modeling the transport system: networks and graphs 61

3.5. Example on an urban scale: access to the Lille campus
63

3.6. Conclusion 75

3.7. Bibliography 77

Chapter 4. Characterizing Form and Functioning of
Transportation Networks 83

Cyrille GENRE-GRANDPIERRE

4.1. Introduction 83

4.2. Precautions and limitations in describing form and
functioning of transportation networks 85

4.3. Examples of induced effects related to the form and
functioning of transport networks 104

4.4. Conclusion 111

4.5. Bibliography 111

PART 2. ESTIMATING TRANSPORT DEMAND 115

Chapter 5. Estimating Transport Demand 117

Patrick BONNEL

5.1. Introduction 117

5.2. Modeling history 118

5.3. Methodological framework 122

5.4. Constructing geographical information: from the zonal
system to the network structure 134

5.5. Constructing origin/destination matrices 140

5.6. Mode choice and route assignment 151

5.7. Conclusion 162

5.8. Bibliography 164

Chapter 6. Visualizing Daily Mobility: Towards Other Modes of
Representation 167

Olivier KLEIN

6.1. Introduction 167

6.2. Essential preconditions 168

6.3. Classic limited cartographical approaches 182

6.4. An answer by geovisualization 195

6.5. Conclusion 214

6.6. Bibliography 214

Chapter 7. Guiding a Tram-Train Installation: a Necessary
Multi-Criteria Approach 221

Olivier BOUHET

7.1. Introduction 221

7.2. The tram-train 224

7.3. The tram-train project in the urban region of Grenoble
228

7.4. A two tool method: GIS and MCA 233

7.5. Result analysis 243

7.6. Conclusion 256

7.7. Bibliography 258

List of Authors 261

Index 263

Urban transport systems need to be analyzed from various perspectives: the offer on one hand, the demand on the other hand, but also their negative externalities (risks of transport systems). These three dimensions are rarely apprehended in an integrated perspective. This book provides a large collection of chapters dealing with these specific dimensions, each written by recognized specialists in their domain, and articulates them in an integrated way.

Arnaud Banos is the editor of Geographical Information and Urban Transport Systems, published by Wiley.

Thomas Thévenin is the editor of Geographical Information and Urban Transport Systems, published by Wiley.