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 economic development and regional policy evaluation, and planning in less developed countries – as well as the conventional land-use issues of physical planning.
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
Part II: Applications of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban and Regional Planning
9. Residential Urban Renewal
10. Transportation
11. Recreation
12. Comprehensive Land-Use Planning
13. Local Health and Social Services
14. Capital Investment Projects and Local Economic Development
15. Regional Policy Evaluation
16. CBA in Lesser Developed Countries
CBA in Urban and Regional Planning: Assessment
References
Index
Biography
John Schofield
