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Strategic assessment of transport infrastructure Plans on European integration. Application for the Spanish Strategic Transport and Infrastructure Plan 2005-2020
Año:2008
Áreas de investigación
  • Transporte
Datos
Descripción
Traditional transport infrastructure assessment methodologies rarely include the full range of strategic benefits for the transportation system. One of these benefits is the contribution to cross-border integration, critical for the European integration process. However, this is a key issue in strategic planning and decision-making processes, as its inclusion may increase the probability of large-scale transport infrastructure projects being funded. This paper presents a methodology for the measurement of the contribution of Transport Infrastructure Plans to European integration. The methodology is based on the measurement of the improvement in network efficiency in cross-border regions of neighboring countries, via accessibility calculations in a Geographical Information System (GIS) support. The methodology was tested by applying it to the ambitious road and rail network extensions included in the Spanish Strategic Transport and Infrastructure Plan (PEIT) 2005-2020. The results show significant and important network efficiency improvements of the PEIT outside the Spanish border. For the road mode, while the Spanish average accessibility improvement accounts for 2.6%, average improvements in cross-border regions of France and Portugal are of 1.8%. And for the rail mode, the corresponding Spanish value is 34.5%, whereas in neighboring regions it accounts for 20.2%. These results stress the significant importance of this strategic benefit and the consequent need for its inclusion in strategic planning processes. Finally, the paper identifies the potential of the methodology when applied at different administrative levels, such as the local or state levels. Publicado en 2008 en DVD.
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
TRB 87th Annual Meeting.
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
Washington D.C., Estados Unidos
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
13/01/2008
Fecha fin congreso
17/01/2008
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TRB 87th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD.
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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Investigación en Planificación del Transporte
  • Departamento: Construcción y Vías Rurales
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Civil: Construcción
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Civil: Transportes
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Investigación del Transporte