Assessment and Decision Making for Sustainable Transport
By: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9789282113134
Subjects: Ecology; Euthenics; Nature and nurture; Adaptation (Biology); Transportation
Description: Bringing the results of economic appraisals and environmental assessments before technical and political decision-makers in ways that are clear, concise and transparent is essential if planning and decision making procedures are to achieve a sustainable transport system. This report makes recommendations for good practice in the transport sector on the basis of reviews of recent experience in infrastructure planning and policy development in seven countries.
Table of contents: title: Conclusions and Recommendations; title: France: Decision Making Processes and Sustainable Transport Policies: Statutory Framework, Methods, and Tools by Jean-Charles Poutchy-Tixier; title: Italy: Improving Economic and Environmental Assessment to Support Decision Making by Olivia Bina; title: Netherlands: Context and Content of a Research Program on the Effects of Infrastructure (OEI) Put into Practice by Freddie Rosenberg; title: United Kingdom: The Evolution of Strategic Environmental Assessment, Integrated Assessment, and Decision Making in Transport Planning by Paul Tomlinson; title: Finland: Strategic Enviornmental Impact Assessment and Links to Transport Planning by Mikael Hilden; title: Germany: Reform of the Economic Evaluation Procedure in Respect of Transport Infrastructure Investment; title: Spain: Integration of Environmental Criteria in the Planning and Decision Making Process on Transport Infrastructure; title: Resolution 2003/1 on Assessment and Decision Making for Integrated Transport and Environmental Policy