Combining cost-benefit and multi-criteria analysis to prioritise a national road infrastructure programme

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 15-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Gühnemann ◽  
James J. Laird ◽  
Alan D. Pearman
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
National Road

How can multi-criteria analysis support deliberative spatial planning? A critical review of methods and participatory frameworks

Evaluation ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 135638902110203
Author(s):  
Geert te Boveldt ◽  
Imre Keseru ◽  
Cathy Macharis
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis

In spatial planning, the paradigm has shifted from positivist to deliberative approaches. Still, cost–benefit analysis remains the dominant evaluation method. Multi-criteria analysis is arguably more appropriate, as it allows for stakeholder participation. While there are dozens of ever more sophisticated multi-criteria analysis methods, their practicality as real-world learning tools has received little attention. The goal of this article is to assess the suitability of different multi-criteria analysis methods for deliberative planning. It presents a critical review of the logical-mathematical cores of the principal methods but also of the different participatory frameworks within which they can be applied. While mathematically sophisticated methods are valuable in well-defined problems with precise data available, we conclude that in the participatory and politically sensitive stages of the planning process, user-friendly and transparent methods are more appropriate and recommend the development of a method that supports the incremental improvement of design options rather than ranking alternatives.

scholarly journals Road infrastructure in Poland 2014-2030

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 261-265
Author(s):  
Jan Targosz ◽  
Jacek Wiederek
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Road ◽  
Public Road ◽  
National Road

The article discusses about the road infrastructure and its evolution from 1989 to the present day, as well as plans for further expansion of both the public road network and the national road network until 2020/2030.

scholarly journals Cost-Benefit and Multi-Criteria Analysis of Wind Energy Parks Development Potential in Latvia

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1229-1240
Author(s):  
Liga Rozentale ◽  
Dagnija Blumberga
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
State Aid ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Renewable Electricity Generation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Offshore Wind Parks

Abstract In the last decade the European Union (EU) has been steadily increasing its’ ambition regarding the climate policy. Considering the linkage between the climate targets and energy sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, the EU’s member states are respectively adjusting their energy policies. One of the current trends in the EU is to increase the renewable electricity generation by roll-out of onshore and offshore wind parks. This research aims at evaluating the potential of large-scale wind parks in Latvia by using the cost-benefit and multi-criteria analysis from financial, technical, climate and administrative perspectives as well as considering the impact on security of energy supply. The results of the research show a good potential for onshore wind park development in Latvia without any state aid, while offshore wind parks are in a much worse position and would not be beneficial for the project promoters without any kind of EU or state aid.

scholarly journals Assessment of the territorial suitability for the creation of the greenways networks: methodological application in the Sicilian landscape context

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzia Quattrone ◽  
Giovanna Tomaselli ◽  
Lara Riguccio ◽  
Patrizia Russo
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Landscape Context ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
General Sense ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis

The proposal to create greenways networks for the enhancement of more or less vast areas, is of great importance to territory planning. The paths, which are overlaid on pre-existing linear patterns, promote the development of endogenous resources and facilitate direct learning of the territory’s historical, cultural, environmental and landscaping assets. Rural areas can be strongly influenced by setting up a greenways network, as their use not only promotes the exchange of knowledge between users and inhabitants, but also encourages the enjoyment of various areas (agricultural landscapes, scattered cultural heritage, protected environments) that would otherwise be inaccessible due to their distance from the traditional routes. Altogether, this favours the introduction of economic activities based on their typical characteristics. This work identifies the appropriate road infrastructure, available in the former Province of Syracuse (East Sicily), for building greenways networks that will best contribute to the valorisation of their surrounding territory. This work assigns great importance to landscape features as factors of tourist and cultural attraction. We have used the multi-criteria analysis associated with GIS. We have weighed and mapped numerous indicators to define the territory’s infrastructural, landscape, cultural, and tourist resources, meaning those able to increase the use of the territory and/or that determine attractiveness for the population. The GIS analysis allowed us to develop numerous intermediate maps, whose information helped us to draw up the final map illustrating the suitability of the existing infrastructures that could be useful while planning of a greenway network. Such infrastructures could be the subject of specific plans or detailed projects aimed at enhancing the pre-existing resources of a rural territory. This study, although referring to a defined territory, is methodologically valid in a general sense and can be used in various contexts.

scholarly journals Multi-criteria analysis for major road infrastructure projects. Case study: Brașov – Bacău Highway

GeoPatterns ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Cosmin Paunescu ◽  
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Robert Dobre ◽  
Traian Draghici ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Road ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis

scholarly journals Special roads act as a legal instrument which improve road investments in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Klaudia Kozłowska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Road Network ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Legal Instrument ◽  
Efficient Transport ◽  
National Road

The development of the national road network, its constant expansion and modernization is the basis for the long-term economic and civilization advancement of the country. Before accession to the European Union in May 2004. Poland had the least developed road infrastructure among all the candidate countries. From 25.05.2003 in polish legal system is in force the Act concerning the preparation and implementation of investment in public roads. The intention of the legislature was to simplify the procedures for the preparation and realization of investments in public roads to enable creation of efficient transport connections via a modern network of highways, expressways and roads of other categories. Special road act is a legal tool by which the national road network can be developed efficiently and in a simplified way.

scholarly journals The potential for EVITA project e-KPIs to be used by Road Authorities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darko Kokot
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Exposed Population ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
Evaluation Trial ◽  
National Road

Planning different strategies in road maintenance is one of the most important activities in road asset management. Assessment of different strategies and their comparison can be done by implementing an appropriate measure - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs are currently used in many Road Authorities, and systematic research on the subject and development of indicators has been ongoing for many years. The Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) funded project "EVITA - Environmental Performance Indicators for the Total Road Infrastructure Assets" aimed at developing and integrating new and existing environmental KPIs (e-KPIs) into the asset management process, taking into account the expectations of different stakeholders (users, operators, residents, etc.). The research focus was on environmental areas: Noise, with KPIs on day-evening-night & night noise, exposed population, population with sleep disturbance; Air, with KPIs on CO2, NOx, NO2 and PM10 emissions; Water, with KPIs on water quality and salting of roads; and Natural resources and GHG emissions, with KPIs on resource consumption and CO2e calculation. The project outputs were a set of e-KPIs produced after a comprehensive investigation of the state of the art during the project. The main benefit of this project is therefore to provide an applicable solution for the environmental assessment of different road infrastructure assets and to describe the expectations of different stakeholders in form of objective indicators. The 'User Evaluation Trial' phase of the project was used to gather feedback on the potential of e-KPIs to be used by national Road Authorities across Europe. Two Slovenian Road Authorities and one each from Denmark and Sweden were involved. The Slovenian Authorities provided input data for case studies, while all evaluated the proposed e-KPIs from their own perspective, taking into account national conditions and specificities.

scholarly journals A conceptual approach to the use of Cost Benefit and Multi Criteria Analysis in natural hazard management

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. Gamper ◽  
M. Thöni ◽  
H. Weck-Hannemann
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazard ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Decision Support Techniques ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Hazard Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis

Abstract. Decision-making for protection measures against natural hazards entails major complexities for final decision makers. The issue in question does not only implicate a variety of criteria that need to be considered but also scarce financial resources make the allocation decision a difficult task. Furthermore, these decisions appear to be multidisciplinary in nature. Stakeholders from experts over politicians and the public are among the affected parties in making and dealing with the consequences of such decisions. In order to capture the complexity that arises when incorporating the varieties of interests as well as impacts protection measures have on the environment, the economy and society, transparent and multidisciplinary decision support techniques are needed. This paper looks at how Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), a tool already applied to decisions concerning protective measures, and Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA), even though new to the field as such but already successfully practiced in other environmental areas, perform according to the abovementioned criteria. A conceptual overview of the methodologies will be given along with a discussion of the respective strengths and weaknesses. Looking at past applications, this overview gives an analysis about the potential of socio economics in its contribution to natural hazard research.

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