Traffic Congestion and Land Use Regulations

Traffic Congestion and Land Use Regulations: Theory and Policy Analysis explores why, when, where and how land use regulations are utilized in cities to address road transportation congestion. The book shows how to design optimal density and zonal regulations for efficient traffic flow in cities, examines land use regulations using optimal control theory, and offers detailed insights into the mechanisms behind optimal regulations and techniques for exploring spatial optimal policies. Discussions from this book will help highlight the practical usefulness of land use regulations for the maximization of urban social welfare.

Autorentext
Tatsuhito Kono is Professor of Information Sciences at Tohoku University. He researches transportation, urban economics, land use regulation, property tax, transportation toll policies, and spatial analysis of cities. His work has been published in Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, and Journal of Economic Geography. Kirti Joshi is Assistant Professor of Engineering at Tribhuvan University. His work has been published in Regional Science and Urban Economics, Journal of Housing Economics, and Journal of Economic Geography.

Inhalt

1. Introduction2. Necessity of a minimum floor area regulation3. Differences in optimal land use regulation between a closed city and an open city4. Optimal land use regulation in a static city and a growing city 5. Optimal land use regulations in a city with business areas6. Introducing cordon pricing to the regulated city7. Road investment evaluation under land use regulation8. Changes with future ICT technologies and future studies