Estimating the Human Cost of Transportation Accidents: Methodologies and Policy Implications discusses the estimation methods needed to determine the monetary value of loss of life and quality of life when evaluating transportation safety programs, policies and projects. In addition, it highlights how to overcome the many challenges researchers face in choosing the right values, including estimating loss of life and life quality, examining strengths and weaknesses, and critically analyzing social costs and implications. This book will allow researchers to better formulate accurate social costs, select safety improvement values, and understand limitations.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Chapter 1. Values of losses of life and life quality in social costs: the basics - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Components of social cost - p. 27 8. Chapter 3. Value of statistical life - p. 43 9. Chapter 4. Value of loss of life quality - p. 115 10. Chapter 5. Policy implications - p. 165 11. Chapter 6. Research needs - p. 183 12. Index - p. 195
Estimating the Human Cost of Transportation Accidents: Methodologies and Policy Implications discusses the estimation methods needed to determine the monetary value of loss of life and quality of life when evaluating transportation safety programs, policies and projects. In addition, it highlights how to overcome the many challenges researchers face in choosing the right values, including estimating loss of life and life quality, examining strengths and weaknesses, and critically analyzing social costs and implications. This book will allow researchers to better formulate accurate social costs, select safety improvement values, and understand limitations.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Chapter 1. Values of losses of life and life quality in social costs: the basics - p. 1 7. Chapter 2. Components of social cost - p. 27 8. Chapter 3. Value of statistical life - p. 43 9. Chapter 4. Value of loss of life quality - p. 115 10. Chapter 5. Policy implications - p. 165 11. Chapter 6. Research needs - p. 183 12. Index - p. 195
