CEG8413 Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Anil Namdeo (Module Leader) Lionel Hubbard (School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) Roger Bird (TORG) Paul Goodman (TORG)

 Sustainable economic development Course Outline - 1 Appraisal vs. evaluation Purpose of appraisal Appraisal of transport activities in UK New Approach to Appraisal (NATA) Multi Criteria Assessment (MCA) Procedures for comparing and ranking alternatives

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

 Sustainable economic development Course Outline - 2 Appraisal vs. evaluation Economic Principles in Transport Appraisal Economic Aspects of Appraisal
Techniques of cost-benefit analysis COBA Valuation of costs and benefits -Transport Users Benefit Appraisal (TUBA) Valuation of travel-time savings; accidents, vehicle-operating costs
Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Discounted cash flow Net present value (NPV)

Course Outline - 3

Economic Objective in NATA

Transport economic efficiency (TEE) Reliability Wider economic impacts

Environmental Aspects of Appraisal

Noise Local air quality Greenhouse gases Landscape Townscape Heritage of historic resources Biodiversity

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Course Outline - 4

Accessibility
Access to transport systems Community severance

Integration
Transport interchange Land-use policy

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Coursework

30% of module marks Submission date: 30th November 2012

(1400h) Electronic submission (PDF, Word, Excel) via NESS

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Exam

70% of module marks Duration: Two hours

Three to answer out of five Refer last three years exam papers No sections or compulsory questions Old exam papers OK for economic aspects

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Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities

Reading List

No single text book covering the full

contents Reading list given for lectures separately Refer lecture notes; make own notes Library and online resources www.dft.gov.uk/webtag; www.dft.gov.uk

Economic and Environmental Appraisal of Transport Activities