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• Social and environmental approaches to sustainable transport infrastructures

  

  Based on a survey performed in different countries facing various economic development contexts and on case studies, this report studies: how is sustainable development dealt with in politics, planning, strategy and operation; what are the methods, targets and criteria used to assess sustainability; [...]

  • Date : 2007
  • Pages : 124
  • PIARC Ref. : 2007R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-190-7
• A Conceptual Performance Indicator Framework for the Road Sector

  

  This paper deals with two strategic themes that the PIARC committee C15 on the Performance of Road Administrations was given to examine, namely: to propose an effective performance management framework and to identify internationally comparable measures of performance of the road system and road administrations. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.07.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-171-0
• Cost Recovery and Dedication of Road User Fees

  

  Under the jurisdiction of PIARC Committee on Financing and Economic Evaluation (C9) an investigation was undertaken within PIARC member countries on the related topics of cost recovery of road user fees and the dedication of such fees to road or transportation purposes. The material that follows is [...]

  • Date : 1999
  • Pages : 60
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-056-0
• Costing and Pricing of Road Use

  

  The 2000-2003 PIARC Strategic Plan establishes five strategic themes. Strategic Theme 4: Management and Administration of the Road System has the goal to improve the performance of road administrations in the provision, operation and management of road infrastructure and its use in accordance with international [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.06.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-149-4
• Decision-Making Processes in the Implementation of Sustainable Road Policies

  

  Investment and policy decisions in road transport infrastructure are often significant decisions in the life of governments and communities because of the large amounts of money involved and the impact that the construction and operation of the infrastructure can have on stakeholders, communities and [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 144
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-148-6
• Development of tools for Performance Measurement

  This report constitutes the synthesis of the work carried out by the C15 PIARC Committee on the theme: "Development of Performance Measuring Tools". It aims at showing the principal performance indicators used in the PIARC countries and the use which can be made of them in order to improve the efficiency [...]

  • Date : 1999
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-054-4
• Economic Evaluation Methods for Road Projects in PIARC Member Countries

  

  A working group of Committee C9 on Financing and Economic Evaluation has prepared this report. It was conducted as a questionnaire survey of all member countries of C9 in 1997, supplemented with information from other available sources e.g. publications and reports. The data contained in this report [...]

  • Date : 1999
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-055-0
• Economic Evaluation Methods for Road Projects in PIARC members countries

  

  PIARC Committee C9 on Economic and Financial Evaluation has prepared this report to present an up to date description and analysis of the methodologies used by PIARC member countries and international agencies for economic evaluation of road projects, the range and valuation of the impacts considered, [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 84
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.07.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-173-7
• Efficient Allocation of Financial and Budgetary Resources

  This report covers the work of PIARC Committee C15 on Performance of Road Administrations (C15) on efficient allocation of financial and budgetary resources. An evaluation of the efficiency of existing systems and economic appraisal methods to allocate financial and budgetary resources and a comparison [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 120
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.03.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-123-0
• Evaluation and funding of road maintenance in PIARC member countries

  

  This report presents an up to date description and analysis of the methodologies used by PIARC member countries and international agencies for evaluation and funding of road maintenance. The common problem of inadequate attention to road maintenance is highlighted. The concept of a systematic approach [...]

  • Date : 2005
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.08.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-182-6
• Evaluation and Limitation of Impacts social and environmental for Road Networks and Transport Policies

  

  One work area of the PIARC Committee 14 on "Sustainable development and Road Transport" concerns the evaluation and limitation of impacts of road networks and transport policies. The Road is life (Via Vita). This are the words contained in the logo of the World Road Association established in 1909. [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 274
  • PIARC Ref. : 14.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-163-X
• Financing of Road Infrastructures: Guide for New Methods of Financing and Public/Private Partnership

  

  There are various types of road infrastructure financing, from "traditional" public funding through budgetary resource allocation relying on general taxes and duties, to "pure" private funding through limited recourse project financing based on road pricing or toll collection. But road investment needs [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 160
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-116-8
• Highway Performance Monitoring Systems (HPMS)

  In 1996, PIARC launched a project linked to Highway Performance Monitoring Systems (HPMS). The objective of this project was to assess existing HPMS-systems to provide road administrations (especially from Central and eastern Europe) with efficient short-term and long-term maintenance strategies and [...]

  • Date : 1997
  • Pages : 68
  • PIARC Ref. : 06.02.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-052-8
• Integrated Intermodal Strategies for Road, Rail and Water Transport

  This publication reports on the proceedings of a seminar entitled 'Integrated Intermodal Strategies for Road, Rail and Water Transport' held in Helsinki between 22nd and 27th October 2000. Organised by the World Road Association (PIARC) and the Institute for Highway and Maritime Education (IHME) [...]

  • Date : 2001
  • Pages : 148
  • PIARC Ref. : IHMEEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-136-2
• Intermodality: Measures to Stimulate Public Transport Usage

  This is the report of the activities from PIARC Committee on Urban Areas sub-group on intermodality, which deals with traveller intermodality in which public transport plays a major role. The activities of this subgroup have been focused on public transport measures and other measures that affect public [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 110
  • PIARC Ref. : 10.11.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-120-6
• Internal Performance Improvement of Road Administrations

  

  This report sets out a framework for international collaboration in relation to performance improvement of Road Administrations. It develops the background for a dossier of best practice summaries linked to characteristics of country situations so that it will be practicable for the information to be [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.06.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-151-6
• Methods for Selecting Road Investment

  

  Written by the PIARC Economic and Finance Committee, the paper is concerned with public improvements and the relevant methods of investment appraisal. The aim is not to set down a rigorous appraisal methodology but to provide guidance to enable each decision maker to adopt appropriate methods within [...]

  • Date : 1991
  • Pages : 152
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.01.BEN
• Methods to Obtain Public Participation in Road Project Development

  

  Informing and consulting the public in the development of major highway projects are important issues for decision-makers and can pose major challenges. This report summarizes some countries' requirements and practices for public participation. It also contains a brief description of several techniques [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 60
  • PIARC Ref. : 04.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-132-X
• Optimizing the Existing Interurban Road Network

  As part of the PIARC 2000-2003 work program, the Committee on Interurban Roads (C4) decided to discuss and investigate the links between the various measures available for optimising the existing interurban road network. The objective of the group is to establish the measures which work best to improve [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 56
  • PIARC Ref. : 04.06.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-142-7
• Parking Policies

  This report attempts to provide a global insight into parking policies. It describes the parking systems in several large cities (Brussels, Montreal, Quebec City, Prague, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Grenoble, Lyons, Nice, Budapest, Milan, Nagoya, Yokohama, London). The report contains a comparative [...]

  • Date : 1995
  • Pages : 77
  • PIARC Ref. : 10.06.BEN
  • ISBN : RRspécial-I-1995
• Planning & Budgeting on Road Network Level - Presentation of Budgets for Decision-Makers

  

  The maintenance of road networks is becoming increasingly important. For this reason we must seek to employ new management systems. Construction and maintenance of public roads are paid by taxpayers. Fundamentally the taxpayer (the road user) has financial responsibility for the system - their interests [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 42
  • PIARC Ref. : 06.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-113-3
• Planning and Programming of Maintenance Budgets

  

  Maintenance is essential to prevent the deterioration of asset value and ensure user safety. However, the budgets allocated for maintenance are often considered insufficient to keep the infrastructure at optimum levels. The reasons for this funding shortfall can be a lack of means within the road administration, [...]

  • Date : 2004
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 06.08.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-168-0
• Procurement of Works, Goods and Services by Road Administrations

  

  This report sets out a framework for international collaboration on improving procurement of works, goods and services by Road Administrations. It develops the background for a dossier of best practice summaries linked to road network and organizational characteristics so that the information can be [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 96
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-143-5
• Public-Private Partnerships and other Innovative Partnerships in Financing Infrastructure

  

  One of the goals of the 2000 PIARC Strategic Plan is to improve the performance of road administrations through an exchange of information on best practices throughout the world. A strategy explored by the Technical Committee on Economic and Financial Evaluation - C9 was to identify successful experiences [...]

  • Date : 2003
  • Pages : 96
  • PIARC Ref. : 09.05.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-146-X
• Quality systems and improved performance

  The initial discussions of working group of the PIARC Technical Committee on Performance of Road Administrations (C15) on quality systems indicated that they were being used by road administrations to improve management at both the organisational and project level. The working group developed a conceptual [...]

  • Date : 2000
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : 15.04.BEN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-133-8