Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban & Regional Planning

Originally published in 1987, Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban and Regional Planning, outlines the theory and practice of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in the context of urban and regional planning. The theory of CBA is developed with examples to illustrate the principles, it also deals with details of the applications and covers issues such as local health and social services provision, local economic development and regional policy evaluation, and planning in less developed countries – as well as the conventional land-use issues of physical planning.

Preface List of Tables List of Figures 1. Introduction Part I: Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis 2. Welfare Economics and the Foundations of CBA 3. Investment Decision Criteria 4. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Welfare Surpluses 5. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Efficiency Pricing 6. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Distributional Considerations 7. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Uncertainty and Risk 8. Measurement of Benefits and Costs: Minimum Return Requirement Part II: Applications of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Urban and Regional Planning 9. Residential Urban Renewal 10. Transportation 11. Recreation 12. Comprehensive Land-Use Planning 13. Local Health and Social Services 14. Capital Investment Projects and Local Economic Development 15. Regional Policy Evaluation 16. CBA in Lesser Developed Countries CBA in Urban and Regional Planning: Assessment References Index