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_b.W44 2011
100 1 _aWee, Bert van.
245 1 0 _aTransport and ethics
_h[electronic resource] :
_bethics and the evaluation of transport policies and projects /
_cBert van Wee.
260 _aCheltenham, U.K. :
_bEdward Elgar,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 260 p.)
490 1 _aTransport economics, management, and policy
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. Introduction -- 2. The opinion of the target group -- 3. How suitable is CBA for the ex ante evaluation of transport projects and policies? -- 4. Social exclusion -- 5. Long-term sustainability and transport evaluation -- 6. Safety : indicators, pricing humans and democracy -- 7. The ethics of doing transport research -- 8. The use of models -- 9. Epilogue and discussion.
520 _aThis insightful book discusses the use of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for transport policy options from an ethical perspective. Each detailed chapter deals with issues such as: the use and ethical aspects of CBA in transport, social exclusion, the environment and long term sustainability, safety, ethics of research and modelling transport. It summarizes ethics-based critics on CBA and discusses their relevance for accessibility, the environment and safety. In addition it explores ethical dilemmas of doing CBAs and CBA related research. The book concludes with possible avenues for further exploring the links between transport and ethics.
650 0 _aTransportation and state
_zEurope.
650 0 _aUrban transportation policy
_zEurope.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2lcsh
710 2 _aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776 1 _z9781849809641 (hardback)
830 0 _aTransport economics, management, and policy.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781849809641.xml
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