01662nam a22002177a 4500 20180404105901.0 180404b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780471758235 International Book Distributors Flat No. 17, Prakash Apartment , 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi-110002 :111873 :27/02/2018 388.40973 VUC Vukan R Vuchic. Urban transit systems and technology / Vukan R Vuchic. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons , ©2007. xvi, 602 pages : illustrations, maps :26cm. 10065 History and role of public transportation in urban development -- Urban passenger transport modes -- Vehicle motion and performance -- Transit system performance: capacity, productivity, efficiency, and utilization -- Highway transit: bus, trolleybus, and bus rapid transit -- Rail transit: streetcars/tramways, light rail, rapid transit, and regional rail -- Unconventional concepts and systems: automated guided transit and monorails -- Specialized technology systems -- Paratransit -- Characteristics and comparisons of transit modes. This is the only current and in print book covering the full field of transit systems and technology. Beginning with a history of transit and its role in urban development, the book proceeds to define relevant terms and concepts, and then present detailed coverage of all urban transit modes and the most efficient system designs for each. Transportation engineering. Urban transportation Local transit Transport Vukan R Vuchic. BOOK 49292 49292 0 0 ddc 0 0 SNUL SNUL 2018-04-04 10065.00 2 2 388.40973 VUC 24997 2020-05-14 2018-10-09 00:00:00 2018-10-09 2018-04-04 COSTLY Costly