LEADER 02461nam 22003973u 450 001 9910450849503321 005 20210111123419.0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255733 035 $a(EBL)171779 035 $a(OCoLC)277681723 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171779 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255733 100 $a20130418d1999|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aTransport Investment and Economic Development$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (383 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-419-25590-7 311 $a0-419-25600-8 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Objectives and scope; Background and objectives; Scope of analysis: definitions, approach and methodological framework; Contemporary issues; Transport infrastructure investment; The evolving economy; Social, spatial and environmental effects; Methodology: analytical approaches and modelling; Modelling the growth effects of transport capital investments: a macro level analysis; Economic evaluation of transportation projects; A model of transport infrastructure development and local economic growth; Empirical case studies 327 $aThe economic impacts of roads The economic impacts of rail; The economic impacts of airports; Interpretation of impacts and policy conclusions; References; Index 330 $aA 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 r 606 $aTransportation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aTransportation. 676 $a388.0490941 700 $aBanister$b David$0128819 701 $aBerechman$b Joseph$0480177 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450849503321 996 $aTransport Investment and Economic Development$92196896 997 $aUNINA