Impact Assessment and Evaluation in Transportation Planning

1994
ISBN: 978-0-7923-2648-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

Reihe: Transportation Research, Economics and Policy

contains a refreshing approach to transportation planning by integrating impact analysis and evaluation methodology. It is original in that impact assessment and evaluation are brought together in a coherent framework. It is novel in the history of transportation science and particularly suitable as a pedagogical text, since methodologies are illustrated with various case studies and examples. It is particularly suitable for practitioners and students who want to become acquainted with conflict analysis and plan/project evaluation in the area of transportation planning.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blaas, E. W.

Nijkamp, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Transport- und Verkehrswirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Transportation Planning: Shifting Boundaries.- 1 Transportation Planning: A Theatre of Operations.- 2 Need for Decision Support in Transportation Planning.- B Impact Assessment in Transportation Planning.- 3 Principles of Impact Assessment.- 4 A Review of Impact Analysis Methods.- 5 Behavioural Impact Models in Transportation Planning.- C Case Studies in Transportation Impact Analysis.- 6 A Micro-Oriented Inquiry among Entrepreneurs on Regional Impacts of Infrastructure.- 7 Infrastructure Endowment and Regional Growth Potential: An Empirical Analysis.- 8 Impacts of Infrastructure on Regional Development: Results from a Frequency Analysis.- 9 An Explanatory Impact Model for ERDF Expenditures and Regional Development.- D Methodology of Evaluation in Transportation Planning.- 10 Evaluation and Conflict Analysis in Planning.- 11 A Survey of Multiple Criteria Evaluation Methods.- 12 A Methodology for Selecting a Tailor-Made Multiple Criteria Method in Transportation Planning.- E Applications of Multicriteria Analysis in Transportation Planning.- 13 Urban Infrastructure Planning and Historico-Cultural Heritage: an Application of a Qualitative Sign Analysis.- 14 Rail Infrastructure Planning and Qualitative Information: an Application of Regime Analysis.- 15 Airport Planning and Functional Specialization: an Application of a Nested Regime Method.- 16 Location of Parking Facilities in a Historical Town: an Ex Post Multiple Criteria Evaluation.- References.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Dr P. Nijkamp has received the 1996 Spinoza Award, an annual award to honour outstanding scientific merit and to stimulate innovative future research.