Further reading
MATSim documentation
| Resource | Covers |
|---|---|
| MATSim documentation | Official framework documentation |
| matsim-example-project | A complete runnable example scenario, including the equil scenario |
Official guidance
DfT TAG Unit M5.4 provides additional background on agent-based and activity-based transport modelling, alongside the references listed in the handbook's Agent-based Modelling annex.
Methodological background
The doctoral thesis of Alvarez Castro (2024), cited throughout the handbook, provides additional methodological background for both the transport-supply and transport-model sections. It is available from Newcastle University Theses.
Academic references
| Reference | Cited for |
|---|---|
| Bandini, Manzoni and Vizzari (2009) | Definition of a transport model |
| Alvarez Castro (2024) | Definition of a transport model; queue-based mobility simulation |
| McNally (2007) | The four-step model |
| McNally (2000) | Activity-based models |
| Horni (2013) | The shift from zonal aggregates to individual decision making |
| Ziemke (2023) | Individual decision making; policy impacts on population subgroups |
| Kitamura (1988) | Policy impacts on population subgroups |
| Department for Transport (2024b) | Agent-based transport models |
| Kagho et al. (2020) | Spatio-temporal interaction in agent-based models |
| Horni, Nagel and Axhausen (2016) | MATSim |
| Gawron (1999) | Queue-based mobility simulation |
Outstanding items
Two gaps are noted in the handbook itself:
- A MATRA-specific external publication or repository should be added if one is intended for public use.
- The Agent-based Modelling annex is referenced but not reproduced in the chapter, so the additional references it contains are not listed here.
The source also refers to the thesis informally as "David's PhD thesis"; it is cited properly above as Alvarez Castro (2024).
Full bibliography
A consolidated reference list for the whole handbook is in the References chapter.