Impact Assessment And Evaluation In Transportation Planning (transportation Research, Economics And Policy)

__Impact Assessment and Evaluation in Transportation Planning__ 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. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Transportation Planning: A Theatre of Operations....Pages 3-19 Need for Decision Support in Transportation Planning....Pages 21-32 Front Matter....Pages 33-33 Principles of Impact Assessment....Pages 35-50 A Review of Impact Analysis Methods....Pages 51-70 Behavioural Impact Models in Transportation Planning....Pages 71-86 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 A Micro-Oriented Inquiry Among Entrepreneurs on Regional Impacts of Infrastructure....Pages 89-101 Infrastructure Endowment and Regional Growth Potential: An Empirical Analysis....Pages 103-121 Impacts of Infrastructure on Regional Development: Results from a Frequency Analysis....Pages 123-134 An Explanatory Impact Model for ERDF Expenditures and Regional Development....Pages 135-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 Evaluation and Conflict Analysis in Planning....Pages 147-167 A Survey of Multiple Criteria Evaluation Methods....Pages 169-191 A Methodology for Selecting a Tailor-Made Multiple Criteria Method in Transportation Planning....Pages 193-203 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 Urban Infrastructure Planning and Historico-Cultural Heritage: An Application of a Qualitative Sign Analysis....Pages 207-211 Rail Infrastructure Planning and Qualitative Information: An Application of Regime Analysis....Pages 213-221 Airport Planning and Functional Specialization: An Application of a Nested Regime Method....Pages 223-229 Location of Parking Facilities in a Historical Town: An Ex Post Multiple Criteria Evaluation....Pages 231-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-252

Impact Assessment and Evaluation in Transportation Planning 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.