@inproceedings{db21bce86e174d94a71cedf693cbf57f,
title = "The Metro Network Extension in the West Midlands: A Socio-economic Impact Assessments",
abstract = "This paper provides an evaluation of the socio-economic impacts of the metro network expansion on the West Midlands. The principal municipalities of this English region are already involved in the metro service, but the Midland Metro Alliance is aiming to extend the service to more towns and suburbs in the region. The metro network expansion project has been segmented, analysed and explored using a variant of the classic decision-making matrix, which enabled the assessment of the values of 8 factors responsible for the social and economic development of the West Midlands within the metro network extension itself. The analysis contains both quantitative and qualitative data. A forecasting activity intending to extend the data gathered during the socio-economic impact assessment, considering a 22-year medium-term horizon is organised. The activity has been undertaken using both proper software and different data analysis functions in order to project the socio-economic impact of the metro extension in the West Midlands.",
keywords = "Data analysis forecasting, Decision-making matrix, Impact assessment, Metro, Value management, West Midlands",
author = "Andrea Gualtieri and Marin Marinov",
year = "2020",
month = sep,
day = "29",
doi = "10.1007/978-981-15-5979-2_6",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-981-15-5978-5",
series = "Lecture Notes in Mobility",
publisher = "Springer Nature Singapore",
pages = "115--137",
editor = "Weerawat, {Waressara } and Kirawanich, {Phumin } and Fraszczyk, {Anna } and Marinov, {Marin }",
booktitle = "Urban Rail Transit: Proceedings of the 6th Thailand Rail Academic Symposium",
note = "6th Thailand Rail Academic Symposium ; Conference date: 21-11-2019 Through 22-11-2019",
}