SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: A SOURCEBOOK FOR HIGHWAY PLANNERS. VOLUME V--SURVEYING PUBLIC IMAGES/OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATIVE GROUP ANALYSIS

The seven volume Sourcebook describes the social impacts associated with the planning, design, construction, and operation of highway projects and discusses procedures and techniques available for the assessment of these impacts. Included in the Sourcebook are a number of case study assessments along with descriptions of specific assessment techniques such as obtrusive and unobtrusive forms of surveying and observation. This volume describes the Associative Group Analysis techniques for obtaining attitudinal and perceptual information. The technique is described in sufficient detail to permit use by planners with varying amounts of training and experience. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

  Technical Analysis Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20234

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Szalay, L
• Publication Date: 1982-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Case studies; Environmental impacts; Highway planning; Impact studies; Manuals; Perception; Public opinion; Social impacts
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373857
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-81- 28 Final Rpt., FCP 33H1-014
• Contract Numbers: P.O. 3-1-1541
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM