Social Aspects of Transport
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Before addressing those, however, it is important , I suggest, to go back to basics and ask ourselves ‘what is transport for?’ and ‘how best can the economic, social and other objectives identified be achieved’, before we proceed to more specific questions as to the identification and appraisal of social benefits and costs of road transport. Then I consider briefly a range of specific issues which seem to me to be worth commenting on, before turning to the specific questions and issues raised by the Scoping Paper.
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