Sökning: "Railway accidents"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden Railway accidents.
1. Valuation and pricing of traffic safety
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of six essays covering the topic of valuation and pricing of accidents. In the first essay a theory of the external marginal cost of accidents is presented. The external cost is dependent on the value of statistical life, the proportion internal cost and the so called risk elasticity, i.e. LÄS MER
2. Exploring the Railway System from a Risk Governance Perspective
Sammanfattning : In recent decades, the Swedish railway system has faced substantial deregulations. As a result, management of risk is often carried out in settings involving multiple stakeholders having various roles, mandates, and viewpoints on risk, and where no single stakeholder has the superior authority. LÄS MER
3. Railway Safety - Risks and Economics
Sammanfattning : Safety analysis is a process involving several techniques.The purpose of this thesis is to test and develop methodssuitable for the safety analysis of railway risks and railwaysafety measures. Safety analysis is a process comprisingproblem identification, risk estimation, valuation of safetyand economic analysis. LÄS MER
4. Towards an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment : Essays in transport and housing economics
Sammanfattning : All four papers in the thesis share a common theme: how to achieve an efficient use of infrastructure and the built environment. In the presence of externalities, pricing according to the (short-run) marginal cost is one answer on how this can be achieved and the first two papers estimates parts of the marginal cost of traffic. LÄS MER
5. Maintenance-related incidents and accidents : aspects of hazard identification
Sammanfattning : The satisfaction of stakeholders depends upon the fulfilment of their requirements. Two important stakeholder requirements related to technical systems are dependability and safety. However, system operation will gradually impair its performance leading to potentially hazardous states of the system. LÄS MER