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ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

THE GENERAL REPORTER FOR THE SESSION ON ECONOMIC QUESTIONS, MR. A. C. DURIE OF GREAT BRITAIN, ASSEMBLED AND SUMMARIZED REPORTS FROM 17 COUNTRIES, AND OFFERED HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE MAIN AREAS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED AND THOSE AREAS WHERE GREATER RESEARCH IS NEEDED. HIS CONCLUSIONS WERE OUTLINED UNDER THE HEADINGS: (1) RELATION BETWEEN ECONOMIC THEORY AND ECONOMIC STUDIES OF ROADWAYS; (2) EFFECT OF ROAD NETWORK ON PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIES; (3) ROAD NETWORK PLANNING AND INVESTMENT PROGRAMMING; AND (4) ESTIMATION OF COSTS. THE GENERAL REPORT WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF SPEAKERS: (1) M. THEDIE OF FRANCE, WHO PROPOSED THAT THE NOTION OF AN OPTIMAL DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROJECT WAS A RELIABLE THEORUM OF ROAD ECONOMY; (2) M. ODIER ALSO OF FRANCE, WHO DISCUSSED THE INFLUENCE OF ROADS ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AREAS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; (3) MR. HELLER OF GERMANY, WHO DESCRIBED THE NEGATIVE OR LIMITING INFLUENCES ON TRAFFIC GROWTH, PARTICULARLY IN HIGHLY DEVELOPED AREAS; (4) MR. LEIGH OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO DISCUSSED COST BENEFIT STUDIES AND ANALYSES WHICH ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE THREE MAIN QUESTIONS, HOW MUCH TO BE SPENT, ON WHAT ROADS, AND IN WHAT ORDER; (5) MR. TOYODA OF JAPAN, WHO DESCRIBED ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IN HIS COUNTRY OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD; (6) MR. KUAN OF KOREA, WHO DESCRIBED THE COUNTRIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THE IMPORTANCE THE AUTOMOBILE PLAYS IN ITS ECONOMY; (7) DR. SPUREK OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA, WHO EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL, OR EVEN INTERCONTINENTAL ROAD NETWORKS RATHER THAN NATIONAL ONES; (8) MR. DENNINGTON OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO REINFORCED MR. LEIGH'S STATEMENTS AND SUGGESTED THE EXTENTION OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO OPTIMUM PERIOD FOR CONSTRUCTION; (9) MR. OWEN ALSO OF GREAT BRITAIN WHO PRESENTED A QUESTION OF ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; (10) MR. ESCORIO OF SPAIN, WHO DISCUSSED REPERCUSSIONS OF INCREASED ROADS AND AUTOMOBILES ON HIS COUNTRY'S ECONOMY; AND LASTLY (11) DR. WEBSTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO SUGGESTED THAT TRAVELERS ON HIGH-COST HIGHWAYS OUGHT TO BE AWARE OF THE REAL COSTS PER PASSENGER MILE, RATHER THAN JUST THE IMMEDIATE COST OF TRAVEL. MR. DURIE, THE GENERAL REPORTER, THEN CLOSED THE SESSION BY SUMMARIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • 13th CongreSS, PP 132-153
  • Publication Date: 1967

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  • Accession Number: 00201729
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 2 1970 12:00AM