A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans

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dc.contributor.advisorMüller, O Hen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCrook, Roger Alanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T08:23:17Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T08:23:17Z
dc.date.issued1981en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography at end of each chapter.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis studies the evaluation element of the general transportation planning process from a broad systems perspective. Evaluation linkages are identified with the other activities of the planning process which, if not recognised and accounted for, can unnecessarily restrict the efficiency of plan evaluation thereby reducing the effectiveness of the evaluation element as an aid to decision making. The nature and scope of the evaluation element is examined in some detail. Certain key aspects are discussed; the value framework that is used to assess plan performance, the principles of measurement used therein, and some procedural steps are put forward to guide the selection of appropriate criteria to indicate plan performance. The latter part of the thesis is devoted to comparing the capabilities and limitations of six different evaluation techniques, namely; cost benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness technique, ranking and rating matrices, utility analysis and goals-achievement matrix. As a conclusion to the thesis, it is felt that due to the divergent nature of transportation planning each of the foregoing methods without exception, has its relative strengths and weaknesses. The aspects of robustness and weakness of each methodology are shown to be a reflection of certain fundamental paradoxical requirements that runs through the whole planning process. It is these conflicting requirements that consequently neutralise any one method from being totally effective. Consequently, for an evaluation to be comprehensive, complex transportation problems should be evaluated in two stages. The primary evaluation should be undertaken with the "most appropriate" methodology followed with a supplementary evaluation augmenting any deficiency in the initial evaluation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCrook, R. A. (1981). <i>A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15437en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCrook, Roger Alan. <i>"A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1981. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15437en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCrook, R. 1981. A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Crook, Roger Alan AB - This thesis studies the evaluation element of the general transportation planning process from a broad systems perspective. Evaluation linkages are identified with the other activities of the planning process which, if not recognised and accounted for, can unnecessarily restrict the efficiency of plan evaluation thereby reducing the effectiveness of the evaluation element as an aid to decision making. The nature and scope of the evaluation element is examined in some detail. Certain key aspects are discussed; the value framework that is used to assess plan performance, the principles of measurement used therein, and some procedural steps are put forward to guide the selection of appropriate criteria to indicate plan performance. The latter part of the thesis is devoted to comparing the capabilities and limitations of six different evaluation techniques, namely; cost benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness technique, ranking and rating matrices, utility analysis and goals-achievement matrix. As a conclusion to the thesis, it is felt that due to the divergent nature of transportation planning each of the foregoing methods without exception, has its relative strengths and weaknesses. The aspects of robustness and weakness of each methodology are shown to be a reflection of certain fundamental paradoxical requirements that runs through the whole planning process. It is these conflicting requirements that consequently neutralise any one method from being totally effective. Consequently, for an evaluation to be comprehensive, complex transportation problems should be evaluated in two stages. The primary evaluation should be undertaken with the "most appropriate" methodology followed with a supplementary evaluation augmenting any deficiency in the initial evaluation. DA - 1981 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1981 T1 - A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans TI - A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15437 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15437
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCrook RA. A comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plans. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1981 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15437en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCivil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTransport Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleA comparative study of different evaluation techniques for appraising alternative transportation plansen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc (Eng)en_ZA
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