What determines decision-makers' preferences for road investments? evidence from the Norwegian road sector

Transport Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-494

  Odeck, James ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

NORWAY;

EID: 77954282349     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640903138640     Document Type: Article

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