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Case Study:
SPARTACUS
Application
Indicators
For the SPARTACUS project, 19 indicators were selected under five broad categories: air pollution; consumption of natural resources; and three social categories, including health, equity, and opportunities. Weights were assigned to each indicator based on input from local officials. Weights were then assigned for each indicator category, so that two summary index values could be computed: environmental and social. Five economic indicators were also developed, showing the distribution of monetized costs/benefits among user groups. Total economic benefits were measured in monetary terms and divided by population to obtain an economic index value. The indicators used are shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Indicator List
| Environmental Indicators |
Air Pollution
- Emissions of greenhouse gases from transport
- Emissions of acidifying cases from transport
- Emissions of organic compounds from transport
Consumption of Natural Resources
- Consumption of mineral oil products
- Land coverage
- Consumption of construction materials
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| Social Indicators |
Health
- Exposure to particulate matter in the living environment
- Exposure to nitrogen dioxide in the living environment
- Exposure to carbon monoxide in the living environment
- Exposure to noise in the living environment
- Traffic deaths
- Traffic injuries
Equity
- Justice of exposure to particulates
- Justice of exposure to nitrogen dioxide
- Justice of exposure to CO
- Justice of exposure to noise
- Segregation
Opportunities
- Total time spent in traffic
- Level of service of public transport and slow modes
- Vitality of city center
- Accessibility to the center
- Accessibility to services
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| Economic Indicators |
Costs/Benefits By Type
- Transport user benefits
- Transport resource cost savings
- Transport operator revenues
- Investment financing cost
- External cost savings
Overall Indicators
- Total net benefits (sum of costs/benefits by type)
- Economic Indicator (total net benefits per capita)
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