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The weakest link: The decline of the surface transportation network

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  • Xie, Feng
  • Levinson, David

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This study explores the economic mechanisms behind the decline of a surface transportation network, based on the assumption that the decline phase is a spontaneous process driven by decentralized decisions of individual travelers and privatized links. A simulation model is developed with a degeneration process by which the weakest link is removed iteratively from the network. Experiments reveal how the economic efficiency of a network evolves during the degeneration process and suggest an "optimal" degenerated network could be derived during the decline phase in terms of maximizing total social welfare.

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  • Xie, Feng & Levinson, David, 2008. "The weakest link: The decline of the surface transportation network," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 100-113, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transe:v:44:y:2008:i:1:p:100-113
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    1. Chris Jacobs-Crisioni & Lewis Dijkstra & Andrius Kučas, 2024. "Does Density Foster Shorter Public Transport Networks? A Network Expansion Simulation Approach," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-19, January.

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