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Multicriteria Evaluation Of Transportation Infrastructure Projects: The Case Of Eastern Macedonia And Thrace Region

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

52

Pages

10

Published

2001

Size

965 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/UT010151

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

K. Anagnostopoulos, M. Giannopoulou, Y. Roukounis & A. Vavatsikos

Abstract

In this paper the Analytic Hierarchy Process is used in order to evaluate priorities for the planned transportation infrastructure projects in the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region. This evaluation is in accordance with the region's develop- ment objectives as determined by the Regional Operation Plan and the 3rd Community Supptert Framework. Two different hierarchies, one for the benefits and one for the costs, are formed and the rank of a project is determined by its benefit-cost ratio. The proposed projects can be divided into three categories, depending on their benefit-cost ratio. 1 Introduction The resulting development from the uncoordinated construction of transportation infrastructure works in a region can c

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