Transport investment and economic development /

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 b...

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Autore principale: Banister, David
Altri autori: Berechman, Joseph
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: London : UCL Press, 2003.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=93114
Sommario:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I Objectives and scope
  • 1. Background and objectives
  • 2. Scope of analysis: definitions, approach and methodological framework
  • pt. II Contemporary issues
  • 3. Transport infrastructure investment
  • 4. evolving economy
  • 5. Social, spatial and environmental effects
  • pt. III Methodology: analytical approaches and modelling
  • 6. Modelling the growth effects of transport capital investments: a macro level analysis
  • 7. Economic evaluation of transportation projects
  • 8. model of transport infrastructure development and local economic growth
  • pt. IV Empirical case studies
  • 9. economic impacts of roads
  • 10. economic impacts of rail
  • 11. economic impacts of airports
  • 12. Interpretation of impacts and policy conclusions.