Joint Modeling of Land-Use, Transport and Economy

Abstract

Writing the preface is probably the most delicate part of writing a thesis.It is, I am sure, the part of the thesis that is most frequently read.It has some similarities with writing an award nominee speech: it is impossible to be original, and the consequences of omissions in the list of gratitude's can be far-stretching.Therefore hereby a general thanks to all the people who made at some stage a contribution, either directly to this work or to a pleasant working environment.This thesis research forms an integral product of several activities I have been working on over the last years both in my academic-and my commercial life.The main trigger for this thesis has been the combination of academic challenges to capture the interaction between infrastructure and land-use development, and the requirements for practical application.This interest dates back to my master study, where I had the pleasure to study the issue of spatial development of the Greater Jakarta region in interaction with water resource management.This study convinced me both of the importance of integrated planning of infrastructure and spatial development, and of the many remaining challenges in this inter-disciplinary field.