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May 1981
Nucleated Urban Growth Effects on Transportation Energy Consumption
Authors: Joseph L. Schofer, M.ASCE, William Weisel, and Robert L. Peskin, AM.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 107, Issue 3
Abstract
An aggregate digital computer simulation model was used to test the urban passenger transportation energy consumption associated with different patterns of nuclear growth in a hypothetical city. The model simulated the effects of various central and noncentral locations for residential, employment, and retail growth clusters. Centralized urban growth is more efficient, in terms of transportation energy consumption, than noncentralized growth. Off-center manufacturing employment clusters are the least energy efficient of non-centralized cluster, and clusters at the edge of the established urban area are less attractive for all land use types. The implications for near term urban decision making are explored.
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Transportation Engineering Journal of ASCE
Volume 107 • Issue 3 • May 1981
Pages: 331 - 344
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1981
Published online: Feb 5, 2021
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Joseph L. Schofer, M.ASCE
Dir. of Research, Transportation Center, Northwestern Univ., Leverone Hall, 2001 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. 60201; also Prof. of Civ; Engrg., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
William Weisel
Member, Operations Planning Dept., Chicago Transit Authority; former Grad. Student, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
Robert L. Peskin, AM.ASCE
Consultant, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
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