TY - JOUR
T1 - EVALUATING INLAND WATERWAY NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
T2 - THE CASE OF THE BONNEVILLE LOCK
AU - Martin, Michael V.
AU - Arthur, Louise M.
PY - 1982/6
Y1 - 1982/6
N2 - ABSTRACT: The period of time from identification of a possibly desirable inland waterway transportation project to its actual implementation has been observed to be inordinately long. It is Hypothesized that at Least one cause of delays in project approval and implementation is a analytical credibility associated with project feasibility analysis conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This paper examines this hypothesis in terms of the proposal to construct a new, expanded lock at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The principle finding is that the analysis conducted by the Corps is conceptually flawed, methodologically questionable, internally inconsistant, and inappropriately narrow in scope.
AB - ABSTRACT: The period of time from identification of a possibly desirable inland waterway transportation project to its actual implementation has been observed to be inordinately long. It is Hypothesized that at Least one cause of delays in project approval and implementation is a analytical credibility associated with project feasibility analysis conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This paper examines this hypothesis in terms of the proposal to construct a new, expanded lock at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River. The principle finding is that the analysis conducted by the Corps is conceptually flawed, methodologically questionable, internally inconsistant, and inappropriately narrow in scope.
KW - analytical credibility
KW - benefit‐cost ratio
KW - co‐service facilities
KW - feasibility study
KW - navigational improvements
KW - with‐without scenarios
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0020139577
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb00015.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb00015.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0020139577
SN - 1093-474X
VL - 18
SP - 481
EP - 484
JO - JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
JF - JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
IS - 3
ER -