Impact Assessment and Evaluation in Transportation Planning [Paperback]

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.
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.
Preface. Part A: Transportation Planning: Shifting Boundaries. 1. Transportation Planning: a Theatre of Operations. 2. Need for Decision Support in Transportation Planning. Part 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. Part 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: Resullc,