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... road to be justified on the grounds of savings to the users . They estimate the cost of driving this road at $ 8,457,000 annually as against $ 11,750,000 for the Vail Pass route . To compute the benefit - cost ratio the department used ...
... road to be justified on the grounds of savings to the users . They estimate the cost of driving this road at $ 8,457,000 annually as against $ 11,750,000 for the Vail Pass route . To compute the benefit - cost ratio the department used ...
Page 207
... road builder's impres- sive documentation that a new highway is economically justified . The figures should be analyzed as to interest rates , useful life of the road , and travel - time costs before anything is conceded . Of course ...
... road builder's impres- sive documentation that a new highway is economically justified . The figures should be analyzed as to interest rates , useful life of the road , and travel - time costs before anything is conceded . Of course ...
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... road building program has vanished , " Mr. Peters said ( New York Times , March 26 , 1970 ) . " The law has shown ... road . A fill in a low area often creates an artificial bank , offering the same prospect of erosion . In either case ...
... road building program has vanished , " Mr. Peters said ( New York Times , March 26 , 1970 ) . " The law has shown ... road . A fill in a low area often creates an artificial bank , offering the same prospect of erosion . In either case ...
Contents
An Introduction | 9 |
Rivers Dams and Floods | 27 |
Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage | 49 |
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