Transport investment and economic development
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Transport investment and economic development
UCL Press, 2000
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 17 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliography (p. [335]-362) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements. Dedication. Part 1: Objectives and Scope. Background and Objectives. Scope of Analysis: Definitions, Approach and Methodological Framework. Part 2: Contemporary Issues. Transport Infrastructure Investment. The Evolving Economy. Social and Environmental Effects. Part 3: Methodology: Analytical Approaches and Modelling. Modelling the Growth Effects of Transport Capital Investment - A Macro Level Analysis. Economic Evaluation of Transportation Projects. A Model of Transport Infrastructure Development and Local Economic Growth. Part 4: Empirical Case Studies. Introduction. The Economic Impact of Roads. The Economic Impacts of Rail. The Economic Impacts of Airports. Part 5: Interpretation of Impacts and Policy Conclusions. References. Index.
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