Dear Transportation Researcher:

We are delighted to announce the publication of our new book, Forecasting Urban Travel.

Edward Elgar Publishing has provided us with a special 35% discount code for our personal contacts and society members. The offer is valid on the Edward Elgar website until the end of July, 2015, and is for purchases for personal use only (not for resale). The US list price of our hardback book is $205; therefore, the discounted price is $133.25 USD. The UK list price is £130 giving a discounted price of £84.50. To purchase the book it is necessary to add the discount code VIP35 in a box on the checkout page.

Please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (UK & ROW) or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (N & S America) if you have any difficulty or need any further information.

Best regards,

David Boyce
Huw Williams


Forecasting Urban Travel:
Past, Present and Future
David Boyce and Huw Williams
Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, UK, June 2015
Forecasting Urban Travel presents in a non-mathematical way the evolution of methods, models and theories underpinning travel forecasts, from the early urban transportation studies of the 1950s to current applications throughout the world. From original documents, correspondence and interviews, especially in the US and the UK, the authors capture the spirit and problems faced in different eras, as changing information requirements and planning objectives conditioned the nature of forecasts.

With over 1000 references, the book charts the key ideas of travel demand, network costs and flows, and their interactions, from both research and practice to the present states of the art. The authors examine the widening scope and variety of models for analysing and forecasting personal travel and goods movement, identifying the contributions from economics, psychology, geography, regional science, operational research, transportation engineering and mathematics. Finally, they offer their views of the future directions and requirements facing the field.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Emergence of the Traditional Approach

3. Early Developments in the UK

4. Travel Forecasting based on Discrete Choice Models, I

5. Travel Forecasting based on Discrete Choice Models, II

6. Activity-Based Travel Analysis and Forecasting

7. Transportation Network Equilibrium

8. Tradition and Innovation in US Practice

9. Tradition and Innovation in UK Practice

10. Computing Environment and Travel Forecasting Software