Multi-criteria evaluation of transport options—flexible, transparent and user-friendly?

Sayers, Tessa; Jessop, Alan; Hills, Peter J.

doi:10.1016/s0967-070x(02)00049-5

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“…The "black box" concept should be considered as an important issue since it might cause a loss of credibility. In fact, "due to a lack of procedures for aggregating the evaluations of the individual criteria and unregulated weights that were left to the whim of the decision-takers" (Sayers, Jessop, & Hills, 2003); some governments -such as France -have moved away from the MCDA and returned to the "monetising approach".…”

Section: Assessing Sustainability Of Transport Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainability Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Existing Tools and Methods

2015

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Attempts to integrate sustainability in the decision-making process for transport infrastructure projects continue to gain momentum. A number of tools and methodological frameworks are available -such as rating systems, traditional decision-making techniques, checklists, and different evaluation frameworks and models. While these tools are highly valuable, some practical issues remain unsolved. There is also a need for more standardized tools to appraise the sustainability of transport projects. This paper is a presentation of a review on the current assessment tools of sustainability applied to transport infrastructure projects. The preliminary part of the paper is an explanatory and comparative analysis of the tools and methods in terms of their effectiveness to appraise sustainability. The analysis is a critical evaluation of the current state of the art to identify the limitations of existing approaches, point out new areas of research, and propose a sustainability appraisal agenda for the future.

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Section: Assessing Sustainability Of Transport Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Qualitative assessment and the imputation of value-laden weightings to assumptions may lead to subjective biasing -see Munda (2004) and White and Lee (2009). According to Sayers, Jessop, and Hills (2003), the real challenge lies in finding a balance between these consistency and flexibility.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainability Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Existing Tools and Methods

2015

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“…Only based on an explicit reflection on, and answer to, this question is it possible to develop adequate methodologies that can address the equity concerns on the agenda of decision-makers and/or the wider public. In line with much, but not all, of the literature, it is highly likely that this search for new methodologies will result in a separate equity analysis and separate equity indicators, in addition to the standard CBA indicators (net present value, benefit-cost ratio, and internal rate of return) (e.g., Beatley 1988;Needham 2006), despite the possible drawbacks of such an approach (Sayers et al 2003). The shape and form of this equity analysis will differ, depending on the equity concern of decisionmakers and/or the wider public.…”

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“…From an ethical point of view, so the argument goes, increased air pollution can simply not be equated with an increased contribution to construction costs through taxation, as the impacts on human life are fundamentally different and therefore require different treatment. Following this line of analysis, it could be argued, in line with much of the literature (e.g., Sayers et al 2003;Geurs et al 2009) that the equity analysis should encompass a complete overview of the distribution of all the costs and benefits generated by a transport project. In this way, each of the costs and benefits and their diverse impacts on human life can be given its due.…”

Section: Single Benefits and Costsmentioning

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Substance precedes methodology: on cost–benefit analysis and equity

Martens

2011

Transportation

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“…The key problem in pursuing MCDA, which remains unresolved, is the difference between partial and objective decisions. The concept is referred to as "the black box" by Sayers et al [61]. This problem arises due to differences in opinions among decision makers.…”

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Sustainable Development Factors in Pavement Life-Cycle: Highway/Airport Review

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Sustainability has gained as much importance as management in business. Sustainable pavement development as a business practice should involve making evaluations according to the triple bottom line in the pavement life-cycle. Despite the current approaches to evaluating the social as well as economic and environmental feasibility of pavement projects (involving highway and airport infrastructure), there has recently been a lack of consensus on a methodology to guarantee sustainability upon assessment and analysis during the pavement life-cycle. As sustainability is a complex issue, this study intends to further explore sustainability and elaborate on its meaning. The second step involves a general depiction of the major sustainability appraisal tools, namely cost-benefit analysis, life-cycle cost analysis, life-cycle assessment, multi-criteria decision-making, environmental impact assessment and social life-cycle assessment, and an explanation of their cons and pros. Subsequently, the article addresses the application of an organized methodology to highlight the main factors or concepts that should be applied in sustainable pavement development and, more specifically, in sustainable pavement management. In the final step, research recommendations toward sustainability are given. This study is aimed to assist decision-makers in pavement management to plan sustainability frameworks in accordance with probable boundaries and restrictions.

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Multi-criteria evaluation of transport options—flexible, transparent and user-friendly?

Cited by 63 publications

References 7 publications

Sustainability Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Existing Tools and Methods

Sustainability Assessment of Transport Infrastructure Projects: A Review of Existing Tools and Methods

Substance precedes methodology: on cost–benefit analysis and equity

Sustainable Development Factors in Pavement Life-Cycle: Highway/Airport Review

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