Safety and travel time in cost-benefit analysis: A sensitivity analysis for North Rhine-Westphalia

Transport Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 336-346

  Holz Rau, Christian ^a   Scheiner, Joachim ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Traffic safety; Value of life; Value of travel time

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ROAD TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL TIME;

GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

EID: 79251622685     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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