A new scheme for evaluating road projects by considering their effects after disasters - A challenge for Japan just after the great earthquake of March 2011

In March 2011 an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit the northeastern area of Japan. This was the world's fourth largest earthquake since 1900.

Assessing the economic and tax-revenue effects of the construction of the S 8 Marchfeld expressway in Austria

This article presents a novel approach to assessing the economic and tax-revenue effects of the construction and operation of new or improved traffic infrastructure and applies this approach to a very important planned road infrastructure project by ASFINAG, the S 8 Marchfeld expressway, linking the two capitals Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia).

Transport effects on the creation and circulation of value flows: principles for policy evaluation

The major components of transport systems, i.e. traffic and access infrastructure, rolling stock and operating systems, constitute a set of facilities characterized by a long life cycle and high costs. As a result, capital investment decisions carry with them huge consequences, and it is commonplace to prepare all such decisions by performing beforehand a cost/benefit analysis. A standard method has been gradually developed in order to evaluate infrastructure projects (e.g. see the French circular [...]

Regulatory impact analysis of transport legislation in Germany

This article shows how in addition to the economic evaluation based on benefit-cost-analyses, all projects have to be assessed via an environmental and nature conservation analysis including an environmental risk assessment in Germany.

A smarter way to carshare: the experience in Austin, Texas

Austin, the capital city of Texas, is the 14 th largest city in the United States. It is a city that is known for its environmental and technological innovations and for its commitment to building a more sustainable city.