Managing cost implications for highway infrastructure sustainability

Managing cost implications for highway infrastructure sustainability

Highway construction works have significant bearings on all aspects of sustainability. With the increasing level of public awareness and government regulatory measures, the construction industry is experiencing a cultural shift to recognise, embrace and pursue sustainability. Stakeholders are now keen to identify sustainable alternatives and the financial implications of including them on a lif...

Managing Knowledge to Promote Sustainability in Australian Transport Infrastructure Projects

To deliver tangible sustainability outcomes, the infrastructure sector of the construction industry needs to build capacities for the creation, application and management of ever increasing knowledge. This paper intends to establish the importance and key issues of promoting sustainability through knowledge management (KM). It presents a new conceptual framework for managing sustainability know...

Highway Infrastructure: Policy Issues for Regions

This paper is one of a series associated with the July 17, 1996, workshop " Designing State-Local Fiscal Policy for Growth and Development. " William A. Testa served as workshop convener and editor. The workshop was first of a series held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago as part of the 1996-97 project " Assessing the Midwest Economy. " Inquiries should be directed to the Public

Models for Highway Cost Allocation

Implications for Sustainability

This chapter investigates current mobility trends and their implications for sustainability. It discusses factors that affect transport demands (the amount and type of travel that people would choose in a particular situation) and how demographic and economic trends affect these demands. During most of the last century, motor vehicle travel grew steadily in most developed countries. During this...