WP3 – Review of literature and best practices

Work Package 3 aims at providing an up to date literature review and valuation of best practices on the appraisal of infrastructure investments and projects, and their relation with both urban and rural spatial development, including issues such as productivity, agglomeration, economic growth, social value, emissions, included a review on how such impacts are treated in official guidelines for transport appraisal. WP 3 forms the basis of knowledge for the development of an integrated assessment method for collaborative planning.