SUCCESSFUL SITING OF AIRPORTS: SYDNEY EXAMPLE

A procedure for siting airports and other major facilites is proposed in this paper. It is based on the recognition that massive uncertainty is part of every such project: neither the performance of the system nor its loads can be predicted accurately. The procedures of decision analysis provide the means to evaluate these risky alternatives. A procedure is recommended that leads to a siting process with 3 important features: recognition of the realistic uncertainties in traffic forecasts as demonstrated by experience; insurance arrangements to protect the public at large against risk and potentially catastrophic eventualities; and a strategy with contingency plans for altering the deicision should future events warrant.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • de Neufville, R
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 37-48
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Contingency planning; Hazards; Insurance; Location; Risk assessment; Traffic forecasting; Transportation planning; Uncertainty
• Uncontrolled Terms: Building sites
• Geographic Terms: Sydney (Australia)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491114
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM