| In this thesis, we study the Land Use Design Problem in a 4-step procedure: (1) modeling mechanism analysis; (2) mathematical formulation and solution method development; (3) implementation of the solution algorithm; and (4) application of the model to land use and freight transport coordination in Shanghai.; In view of developing an approach to land use and transportation coordination planning for Chinese cities, we conduct an analysis for urbanization in China. Special features of economic development and urbanization are explored.; A review of the literature on land use and transportation is provided from various aspects: traffic generation, trip distribution, modal split, traffic assignment, land use planning and land use design problem.; An urban-form-based modeling approach is proposed in this thesis. In this modeling process, we select population density and job density as decision variables; traffic demands are functions of these densities; gravity model is used for distributing trips to Origin-Destination pairs; an equilibrium assignment model is used to solve the traffic assignment problem. Finally, the Land Use Design Problem is formulated as a two-level mathematical programming problem. At the upper level, urban planners distribute population and employment to zones to pursue the best urban activity location, while at the lower level, road users select travel routes to minimize their travel costs.; A theoretical study explores the existence of solutions to the Land Use Design Problem model. Solution methods to the problem are developed. Because of their size and complex nature, some problems may only be solved by heuristics. A robust implementation of one heuristic, known as the iterative improvement heuristic method, is developed to solve the Land Use Design Problem. To forecast freight traffic generation, a land use and freight transportation interaction analysis is conducted. And lastly, an application of the Land Use Design Problem model to Shanghai land use and freight transportation coordination is completed.; The results of the case study demonstrate that the Land Use Design Problem model could be used to achieve coordinated distribution of population and employment in an urban area. Consequently, this model and the corresponding heuristic solution method provide us with a useful tool to conduct, at the strategic level, long-term planning for land use and transportation coordination in Shanghai. |
