Research Article

Engaging Multiple Actors in Large-Scale Transport Infrastructure Project Appraisal: An Application of MAMCA to the Case of HS2 High-Speed Rail

Table 4

List of 28 assessment criteria for HS2 Phase I [23].

Direct project impacts
(internal costs & benefits)
Indirect societal impacts
(externalities - people)
Environmental impacts
(externalities - planet)

(1) Journey cost & affordability(11) Accessibility(20) Agriculture, forestry & soils
(2) Journey experience(12) Accidents & safety(21) Air quality
(3) Journey reliability & system resilience(13) Community disruption & severance; blight(22) Biodiversity & nature
(4) Journey time(14) Equity & distributional effects(23) Carbon footprint
(5) Project costs(15) Land use & urban development(24) Material footprint
(6) Project delivery risks(16) Landscape, townscape & cultural heritage(25) Noise & vibration
(7) Rail capacity for freight(17) Prestige & image(26) Solid waste & disposal
(8) Rail capacity for passengers(18) Rail industry growth & innovation(27) Water & land contamination
(9) Traffic & transport disruption(19) Regional economic development & regeneration(28) Water resources & flood risk
(10) Transport integration & connectivityā€‰ā€‰