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How public participation could improve public decisions on rail investments?
Author(s) -
Pagliara Francesca,
Di Ruocco Irina
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
regional science policy and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.342
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 1757-7802
DOI - 10.1111/rsp3.12143
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , process (computing) , public participation , cost–benefit analysis , business , field (mathematics) , computation , process management , environmental economics , public economics , public relations , economics , computer science , political science , mathematics , world wide web , pure mathematics , law , operating system , algorithm
Traditional cost/benefit analysis does not explicitly consider public participation in its computation. It neglects that stakeholders should be considered during the process of project evaluation. In this paper the costs and benefits of participatory activity are measured with the aim of analysing whether this economic measurement provides a way forward in project evaluation. Through the case study of the high speed rail line between Lyon and Turin, it is demonstrated that public participation should move forward as a field.