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Term of the Road Dictionary

equity

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
Theme : Operations Transport Sustainable Transport
Definition : Concept referring to a policy concerning the significance of the distribution of costs and benefits which are the consequence of an economic action. Note: measures of the cost-benefit or financial returns to a project ignore any consequences of policy changes in the distribution of costs and benefits as a result of the project.

Sensitivität

Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
Theme : Betrieb Transport Nachhaltiger Transport
Definition : Im Rahmen einer Sensitivitätsanalyse wird festgestellt, wie signifikant die Veränderungen von Kosten und Nutzen durch das Projekt sind und inwieweit Politikänderungen sich hier auswirken können.