APPLICATION OF THE SOCIAL AUDIT CONCEPT TO AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT ISSUES

The Commonwealth Minister for Transport has advocated a social audit approach to the evaluation of the costs and benefits of transport projects and services to ensure that full consideration is given to economic, environmental, social, defence and resource allocation criteria. The Bureau of Transport Economics is undertaking a study of the application of this concept to Australian transport issues, and this paper is based on that study. The essential features of social audits, and Australian and overseas experience with related transport evaluation techniques are examined. Possible initiatives to promote the wider and more consistent application of social audits to Australian transport issues, and some key methodological issues, are also discussed. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Forum Papers, 9th Australian Transport Research Forum, Adelaide, May 15-16, 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transport, South Australia

  Victoria Square
  Adelaide, South Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • EMMERY, M K
  • Cuthbertson, B
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 527-545
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Department of Transport, South Australia
  • Publisher: Department of Transport, South Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Evaluation; Evaluation and assessment; Externalities; Methodology; Needs assessment; Performance evaluations; Project management; Social factors; Sociology; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Europe; United Kingdom; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies; Project analysis
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 8034: Europe; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 9102: Method; 2253: Sociology; 1155: Transport; 8119: United Kingdom; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391523
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM