ISBN: 9783319746050 - the infrastructure we ride on: decision making in transportation investment (13 resultados)

Condición: New. In English.

Condición: New. 2018. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condición: New. 1st ed. 2018 edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 212 pages. 8.26x5.82x0.71 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. 2018. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condición: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condición: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand.

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the various economic and institutional factors that explain why huge investments are made in unworthy transportation mega-projects in the US and other countries. It is based on research, the general literature, economic analyses, and results from a specifically collected database showing that a significant proportion of implemented mega-projects have been found to be inferior ex-ante or incapable of delivering the returns they promised ex-post . Transportation infrastructure and other public investments of a similar scope ('mega-projects') reflect public sector priorities and objectives, non-pecuniary as well as financial constraints, and a range of decision-making processes. This book describes how decisions made in the public sector with respect to transportation infrastructure investments are affected by the large populations and territories they serve, the estimation of the substantial opportunity costs they entail, the formal procedures instituted for quantitatively appraising projected outcomes and monetary returns, and the political environment in which these decisions are made. 212 pp. Englisch.…

Gebunden. Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Explains&nbspthe underlying process leading to the selection of inferior or unworthy transportation infrastructure mega-projectsRelies on an economic analysis of empirical data sets&nbspand casesRecommends measu.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book explores the various economic and institutional factors that explain why huge investments are made in unworthy transportation mega-projects in the US and other countries. It is based on research, the general literature, economic analyses, and results from a specifically collected database showing that a significant proportion of implemented mega-projects have been found to be inferior ex-ante or incapable of delivering the returns they promised ex-post . Transportation infrastructure and other public investments of a similar scope ('mega-projects') reflect public sector priorities and objectives, non-pecuniary as well as financial constraints, and a range of decision-making processes. This book describes how decisions made in the public sector with respect to transportation infrastructure investments are affected by the large populations and territories they serve, the estimation of the substantial opportunity costs they entail, the formal procedures instituted for quantitatively appraising projected outcomes and monetary returns, and the political environment in which these decisions are made.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book explores the various economic and institutional factors that explain why huge investments are made in unworthy transportation mega-projects in the US and other countries. It is based on research, the general literature, economic analyses, and results from a specifically collected database showing that a significant proportion of implemented mega-projects have been found to be inferior ex-ante or incapable of delivering the returns they promised ex-post. Transportation infrastructure and other public investments of a similar scope (¿mega-projects¿) reflect public sector priorities and objectives, non-pecuniary as well as financial constraints, and a range of decision-making processes. This book describes how decisions made in the public sector with respect to transportation infrastructure investments are affected by the large populations and territories they serve, the estimation of the substantial opportunity costs they entail, the formal procedures instituted for quantitatively appraising projected outcomes and monetary returns, and the political environment in which these decisions are made.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 212 pp. Englisch.…

Condición: New. Print on Demand.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.