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VERTUS: VEHICLE EMISSIONS RELATED TO URBAN SPRAWL

Dolney, Timothy J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1182869915

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2007, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
Urban sprawl often leads to rapid expansion and sometimes haphazard developments of low density residential land uses that are often spatially disjoined. Occupants of these new developments are expected to contribute to increased traffic volumes as induced by the increased home-work journeys. To better plan for the future of local communities, it is necessary to pay attention to the locations of such developments. Since changes of land use patterns and residential developments are long term processes and, in almost all cases, irreversible, modeling their future trends with computer simulations is one of few feasible approaches to better understand how they evolve and to better plan for their future courses. This dissertation presents the design philosophy and implementation of the VERTUS (Vehicle Emissions Related to Urban Sprawl) model. This operational model was constructed using Visual Basics programming langue to perform high level customization of GIS (Geographic Information System) software. The model is specific towards estimating the amount of home-work journeys generated by a given level and area of urban sprawl. Consideration was given to examining ways in which different geographic variations may affect the outcomes of resulting home-work journeys. This model has been developed to assess how the number of home-work journeys impacts the environment in terms of vehicle emissions using projected housing increases for 2020 in Geauga County, Ohio as a case study.
Jay Lee (Advisor)
273 p.
urban sprawl; vehicle emissions; air pollution; geographic information systems (GIS); home-work journey; simulation

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  • Dolney, T. J. (2007). VERTUS: VEHICLE EMISSIONS RELATED TO URBAN SPRAWL [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1182869915

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dolney, Timothy. VERTUS: VEHICLE EMISSIONS RELATED TO URBAN SPRAWL. 2007. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1182869915.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dolney, Timothy. "VERTUS: VEHICLE EMISSIONS RELATED TO URBAN SPRAWL." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1182869915

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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