Weighted complex network analysis of travel routes on the Singapore public transportation system

2010 ◽  
Vol 389 (24) ◽  
pp. 5852-5863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Soh ◽  
Sonja Lim ◽  
Tianyou Zhang ◽  
Xiuju Fu ◽  
Gary Kee Khoon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Complex Network Analysis ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Weighted Complex Network

scholarly journals Weighted Complex Network Analysis of Pakistan Highways

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Tariq Mohmand ◽  
Aihu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Small World ◽  
Complex Network Analysis ◽  
The Road ◽  
Highway Network ◽  
Weighted Complex Network

The structure and properties of public transportation networks have great implications in urban planning, public policies, and infectious disease control. This study contributes a weighted complex network analysis of travel routes on the national highway network of Pakistan. The network is responsible for handling 75 percent of the road traffic yet is largely inadequate, poor, and unreliable. The highway network displays small world properties and is assortative in nature. Based on the betweenness centrality of the nodes, the most important cities are identified as this could help in identifying the potential congestion points in the network. Keeping in view the strategic location of Pakistan, such a study is of practical importance and could provide opportunities for policy makers to improve the performance of the highway network.

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