Institute for Transport Studies Short Course:-
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
15-17 May 2002
Venue: Fairbairn House, University of Leeds
Course Leader: Prof Peter Mackie
Course Fee: £399.00
This course outlines the principles of investment appraisal based on both financial
appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. A number of practical case studies of road and rail
appraisal in Britain will be included. Participants are encouraged to bring case study
material on investment appraisal in their own organisation to the course.
The provisional programme will cover the following:
* Introduction. Principles of project appraisal; financial appraisal and cost-benefit
analysis
* Capital budgeting. Acceptance tests, choice between alternatives, capital rationing,
deferment; examples class
* Financing transport projects; the effects of alternative financing media in appraisal;
purchase and lease finance
* Valuation of costs and benefits (1); willingness to pay methods (RP and SP);
valuation of travel time benefits
* Valuation of costs and benefits (2); applications to safety and environmental
impacts
* Allowing for risk and uncertainty in transport appraisal
* Frameworks; multi-criteria methods and the new approach to appraisal applications
to the UK guidance on multi-modal appraisal and the roads review
* Road project appraisal case study
* Public transport project appraisal; commercial rail projects
* Public transport projects; social appraisal and the SRA guidelines
* Development and regeneration benefits
* Course conclusions
For bookings please contact Liz Dell,
Tel: +44(0)113 343 6653,
Fax: +44(0)113 343 5334,
email: [log in to unmask]
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Tel: x6653
Room G.02
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