Successful transport decision-making - Osmose

Introduction
Vol 1 - Table of Contents
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1.7 Structure of this handbook
Volume 1 - Concept and tools
Section 2 - Decision-making concept
This section is the starting point for improving your transport planning
process. It explains the three concepts of the GUIDEMAPS handbook
(barriers, project management and engagement) and describes how these
concepts interrelate. It also places these concepts in a European context, by
outlining the results of work undertaken in the GUIDEMAPS project.
This section of the handbook will give you an insight into why you should
seek to improve the transport decision-making process and how you can
begin to do this. It also outlines the key principles which define good project
management and good engagement practices.
Section 3 - Tools
Each page in this section 'Tools' describes a group of related techniques -
both for project management and engagement. These pages provide
information which is common to the group of related techniques, such as
aims and useful hints, and the barriers which may be encountered along with
suggested solutions.
These pages also provide details of the different techniques within the group,
giving brief details of any unique characteristics and providing links to Volume
2 - Fact sheets and to the CD-ROM for more information. The layout also
includes an 'In Practice' section, which draws directly on the GUIDEMAPS
practice examples to illustrate the use of the different techniques. A more
detailed description of each 'Tools' page is provided at the beginning of the
'Tools and Techniques' sections.
Section 3.1 and 3.2
Project Management & Engagement Tools in closer detail
Introduction to
the group of
techniques,
including links to
Volume 2 - Fact
sheets and CD-
ROM
Aims
Descriptions of
individual tools
and techniques
Example pages from Section 3 - Tools
Useful Hints
‘In Practice’
outlining
lessons learnt
from
GUIDEMAPS
Practice
examples
Problems
which may be
encountered
when using
this type of
technique,
and how to
overcome
them
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