Peri-Urbanisation and Rural Roads |
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| Authors: | ANTHONY ELSON LEX CHALMERS MUNRO MORAD |
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| Institution: | GIS Analyst with Auckland Uniservices, The University of Auckland.;Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, The University of Waikato.;Lecturer at the Department of Geography, The University of Waikato. |
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the impact of periurban development on the physical capacity of the roading network in an area to the north west of Tauranga, exploring the potential impact of subdivision, population growth and building of new residences in rural areas with respect to pressures on rural roads. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to integrate large volumes of complex road and other data, model traffic flow generated from these data, display the outcomes effectively and test the effect of different development scenarios in a particular peri-urban environment. |
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