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The evaluation of project economic sustainability in a life cycle perspective: the case of cycle infrastructures

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The evaluation of project economic sustainability in a life cycle perspective: the case of cycle infrastructures.

Rel. Elena Fregonara, Diego Giuseppe Ferrando. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Progetto Sostenibile, 2021

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Abstract:

This Master’s Degree thesis is developed within the evaluation of project economic sustainability, with a focus on “slow” mobility and specifically cycle infrastructures. The main objective was to figure a suitable evaluation tool for assessing the total cost of a cycle network over its life cycle. The most appropriate approach resulted in the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) Analysis integrated with the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). The central issue in the development of a theoretical LCC guideline adapted to the field of study was the integration a of a number of cost items that are usually neglected. In fact, the application of the traditional LCC approach is generally linked to private projects and focuses mainly on owner/investor total costs, without the involvement of other stakeholders. The study investigates the influence of the cost categories represented by user, environmental and social costs, that are declined and adapted to specific expenses related to cycle paths. As a result, a theoretical guideline for the construction of the LCC spreadsheet variation to evaluate cycle projects economic sustainability is developed. This opens the way to a switch towards a hybrid Life-Cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis (LCCBA), with the exploration of the resulting benefits and the definition of cash flows and a practical application of the operative modality to real case studies.

Relators: Elena Fregonara, Diego Giuseppe Ferrando
Academic year: 2020/21
Publication type: Electronic
Number of Pages: 130
Subjects:
Corso di laurea: Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Per Il Progetto Sostenibile
Classe di laurea: New organization > Master science > LM-04 - ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Aziende collaboratrici: UNSPECIFIED
URI: http://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/id/eprint/17119
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