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Development of demand-responsive strategies for urban traffic control

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System Modelling and Optimization

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  1. University of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Nathan H. Gartner

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Gartner, N.H. (1984). Development of demand-responsive strategies for urban traffic control. In: Thoft-Christensen, P. (eds) System Modelling and Optimization. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 59. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0008888

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