The Downs–Thomson paradox (named after Anthony Downs and John Michael Thomson), also known as the Pigou–Knight–Downs paradox (after Arthur Cecil Pigou...

computing power that new hardware can provide Diminishing returns Downs–Thomson paradox, increasing road capacity can make traffic congestion worse Tragedy...

series-parallel graph. Downs–Thomson paradox – Paradox in traffic engineering related to improvements in the road network Jevons paradox – Efficiency leads...

children, even though a richer population can support more children. Downs–Thomson paradox: Increasing road capacity at the expense of investments in public...

relationship and overall equilibria are also known as the "Downs–Thomson paradox". However, according to Downs, the link between average speeds on public transport...

shape of the diagram, i.e. a disc with a hole in the middle. Downs–Thomson paradox A paradox that states that the equilibrium speed of car traffic on a...

the road network might lead to increased travel times (Downs–Thomson paradox, Braess paradox). By contrast, light rail vehicles can travel in multi-car...

towns in Europe. Braess's paradox Downs–Thomson paradox Effects of the car on societies Externality Hedonic treadmill Jevons paradox Lewis–Mogridge position...

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently...

– Christian Doppler (and Hippolyte Fizeau) Downs–Thomson paradox – Anthony Downs and John Michael Thomson Drake equation (a.k.a. Sagan equation, Green...