ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

part I|88 pages

Principles of cost–benefit analysis

part II|130 pages

Applications of cost–benefit analysis in urban and regional planning

chapter 9|13 pages

Residential urban renewal

chapter 10|20 pages

Transportation

chapter 11|14 pages

Recreation

chapter 12|16 pages

Comprehensive land-use planning

chapter 13|15 pages

Local health and social services

chapter 15|14 pages

Regional policy evaluation

chapter 16|13 pages

CBA in lesser developed countries