Assessing the Benefits of Transport

Assessing the Benefits of Transport

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2001-04-19

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 9282112845

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This book discusses the full economic benefits - and costs - of transport infrastructure and explores ways to make good estimates of the full impact of planned investments on regional and national economies.


ITF Roundtable Reports Quantifying the Socio-economic Benefits of Transport

ITF Roundtable Reports Quantifying the Socio-economic Benefits of Transport

Author: International Transport Forum

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2017-01-25

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9282108090

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This report sets out several of the recent advances, and suggests the most promising approaches, to the quantification and valuation of some of the wider economic benefits that flow from transport-related development. Economic appraisal can offer decision-makers important insights into the ...


Transport Investment and Economic Development

Transport Investment and Economic Development

Author: David Banister

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-08-29

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 113580270X

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A major concern of all decision makers has been to ensure that there are clear benefits from transport investment proposals. The travel time savings are clear, but the wider economic developments have presented enormous difficulty in terms of both theoretical arguments and empirical evidence. This book reviews the history of the debate and argues that the agenda has changed. These issues are presented together with a major analytical investigation of macroeconomic models, evaluation in transport and microeconomic approaches. The final part of the book presents a series of case studies for road, rail and airport investment schemes, particularly focusing on the economic development aspects.


The Full Costs and Benefits of Transportation

The Full Costs and Benefits of Transportation

Author: David L. Greene

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1997-07-14

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9783540631231

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Modern transportation systems have far-reaching, and serious consequences: deaths and injuries from accidents, pollution of air, water and groundwater, noise congestion, and the greenhouse effect. As world transport systems expand and become increasingly motorised, the transportation community is searching for systems that are both efficient and sustainable. Here, leading international researchers explore the issues and concepts and define the state of knowledge concerning the full costs and benefits of transportation.


Development of Tools for Assessing Wider Economic Benefits of Transportation

Development of Tools for Assessing Wider Economic Benefits of Transportation

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Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780309273602

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TRB's second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) S2-C11-RW-1: Development of Tools for Assessing Wider Economic Benefits of Transportation describes spreadsheet-based tools designed to help calculate a transportation project's impact on travel time reliability, market access, and intermodal connectivity. The report includes an accounting system designed to incorporate the three metrics into economic benefit and economic impact analyses.