1st Edition

Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban & Regional Planning

270 Pages

by Routledge

270 Pages

by Routledge

270 Pages

by Routledge

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Description

Originally published in 1987, Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban and Regional Planning , outlines the theory and practice of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in the context of urban and regional planning. The theory of CBA is developed with examples to illustrate the principles, it also deals with details of the applications and covers issues such as local health and social services provision, local... Read more

Preface

List of Tables

List of Figures

1. Introduction

Part I: Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis

2. Welfare Economics and the Foundations of CBA

3. Investment Decision Criteria

4. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Welfare Surpluses

5. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Efficiency Pricing

6. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Distributional Considerations

7. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Uncertainty and Risk

8. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Minimum Return Requirement