Short Course by ITS, University of Leeds
TRANSPORT INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
16-18 February 2000
Venue: Fairbairn House, University of Leeds
This course outlines the principles of investment appraisal based on
both financial appraisal and cost-benefit analysis. It studies a
number of practical case studies of road and rail appraisal in
Britain. Participants are encouraged to bring case study material of
investment appraisal in their own organisations to the course.
Programme
Wednesday 16 February
- 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
Thursday 17 February
- Valuation of Costs and Benefits (1) - Willingness to Pay Methods
(Revealed and Stated Preference). Valuation of Travel Time Benefits
- Valuation of Costs and Benefits (2) - Human Capital, Costs of
Replacement/Mitigation and Other Methods. Applications to Safety and
Environmental Impacts
- Allowing for Risk and Uncertainty in Transport Appraisal
- Road Project Appraisal Case Study
- Frameworks, Multi-Criteria Methods and the New Approach to
Appraisal Applications to the UK Guidance on Multi-Modal Appraisal
and to European Research
- Road Project Appraisal Case Study
Friday 18 February
- Public Transport Project Appraisal; Commercial Rail Projects
- Public Transport Project Appraisal; Social Appraisal and the OPRAF
Guidelines
- Recent Developments in Transport Appraisal - A Model of the Roads
Review
Course leader: Prof Peter Mackie
Course bookings: Liz Dell (email: [log in to unmask]),
Tel: +44(0)113 233 6653, Fax: +44(0)113 233 5334
ITS web site http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk
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