Essays about: "road economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words road economics.

1. 1. Cost Overrun in Swedish Infrastructure Transport Projects : An Analysis of Cost Overrun in Swedish Infratructure Transport Projects between 2010-2022

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Edwin Sjögren; Jacob Norgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Cost Overrun; Infrastructure Transport Projects; Swedish Infrastructure; Behavioral Economics; Optimism Bias; Strategic Misrepresentation; Cost Estimation; Forecasting;

   Abstract : Cost Overrun is something that plagues infrastructure projects, both in Sweden and globally. The repercussion of it can be severe since it not only hurts the public’s perception of how the public authorities manage and allocates its resources, but also due to the immense opportunity costs that arise when the increased costs need to be covered. READ MORE

3. 2. Investering i skogsbilvägar : en kvalitativ intervjustudie om investering i skogsbilvägar i det småskaliga skogsbruket

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Elliot Eriksson; Anton Lindholm; [2023]
   Keywords : Båtnadsområde; företagsekonomi; förkalkyl; privata markägare; skogsbilvägar; småskaligt skogsbruk; vägdragning; vägprojekt;

   Abstract : Skogsbilvägar är en förutsättning för att bedriva dagens skogsbruk eftersom transportkostnaden i terräng är ca 50 ggr högre än motsvarande sträcka på väg med lastbil (Filipsson & Grahn 1999). I Sverige finns ungefär 469 200 km enskild väg. READ MORE

4. 3. Rural Road Improvements and Local Agricultural Intensification: A Remote Sensing Evaluation in Mozambique

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jeffrey Clark; Tamina Matti; [2022]
   Keywords : remote sensing; rural road improvements; agricultural output; Mozambique; economic development;

   Abstract : Transaction costs serve as an obstacle to competitive market exchanges in rural and remote areas around the world. Improvements to transportation infrastructure are hypothesized to lower these costs and help alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers. READ MORE

5. 4. Orchestrating Industry Transition: A case study of value chain collaboration strategies to enable urban mining in the Danish building industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Mathias Peitersen; [2022]
   Keywords : Urban Mining UM ; Circular Construction; Circular Business Model Innovation CBMI ; Value Chain Collaboration; Supply Chain Partnerships; Transition Management Theory.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Production of building materials is connected to a great deal of environmental degradation, and demand for materials is expected to increase. Currently, the construction industry is responsible for 23 % of the global GHG emissions, 40 % of the raw materials consumed globally, and 32 % of the waste generated in Europe. READ MORE

6. 5. Possibilities and challenges for expanding the electric vehicle adoption: A case study of Swedish consumers’ perception of electric vehicles

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Erica Olsson; [2021]
   Keywords : electric vehicle; consumer adoption; sustainability; diffusion of innovation; ICE vehicle.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Electric cars are by many considered a sustainable solution to the ever-growing demand for road vehicles and fuel. The transportation sector is responsible for almost a third of the total greenhouse gas emissions globally and approximately 80% of these emissions can be attributed to road vehicles. READ MORE