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Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Transportation and Traffic Studies, held in Guilin, Guangxi, China, July 23-25, 2002. Sponsored by China Association for Science and Technology; Cosponsored by ASCE; Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies; Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Institute of Transport Engineers; Japan Society of Civil Engineers; China Highway and Transportation Society; China Land Society; China Railway Society; Chinese Society for Urban Studies; Northern Jaiotong University; The Geographical Society of China.

This collection contains 219 peer-reviewed technical papers that explore the key policy and management issues, innovative technologies, current projects, and future prospects for traffic and transportation studies.

Topics include:

• transportation policy,
• environment and sustainability,
• transportation planning and operation,
• traffic flow models and applications,
• urban traffic management and control,
• traffic accident and road safety,
• mass transit systems,
• applications of advanced technologies in transportation,
• transportation economics,
• physical distribution and logistics,
• transportation infrastructure and pavement systems, and
• transportation issues in developing countries.