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Tool Summary Tool Characteristics Tool Application Source of Tools Opinion of Tools

Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
Cost-benefit-analyses (CBA)

Data required to utilise tool
Investment costs, maintenance costs, vehicle kilometres, time consumed in traffic, accidents, noise level, emissions; unit costs for the five last mentioned. Traffic forecasts for 30 years.

Form of output
Planning documents, research reports, forecasts, noise and emission maps; unit costs in instructions from the Ministry.

Type of data output
All quantitative.

What format is the tool available in?
Paper.

What language/s is the tool available in?
Finnish - but basically the ordinary CBA is well described in English literature.

Characterisation of the tool
Sector-oriented-analyses

Factors covered

Environment

Social

Economic

Governance

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Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea

Design

Design assessment

Construction

Operation

Demolition

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