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Record 1 2009-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
  • Urban Development
DEF

A series of straight lines connecting the origin and destination of each trip. ... Such lines on a map [indicate] the desire of ... people to travel in a [given] direction [and where [services] are provided.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
  • Développement urbain
CONT

Lorsqu'il s'agit de la création d'une voie nouvelle, il convient [...] de s'inspirer des enquêtes [...] mettant en évidence les besoins des usagers et les lignes de désir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por carretera
  • Ordenación urbana
DEF

Línea que une los centroides de dos zonas y cuyo espesor es proporcional al número de desplazamientos previsibles entre las dos zonas.

OBS

línea de deseo: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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