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Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies
Art: AmCyc Bridge - New York and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, published… · Public domain
- Instructor
- Carl D. Martland
- Term
- Fall 2023
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 8 problem sets · 1 reading · 45 other files · 1 web page
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare RES.1-001 Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies, Fall 2023, Carl D. Martland — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Open Textbook (Volume I)
23 files
- Vol. I, Book Cover Download
- Vol. I, Project Evaluation Download
- Full Vol. I: Creating Infrastructure Systems that Meet the Needs of Society Download
- Vol. I, Introduction Download
- Vol. I, Preface Download
- Vol. I, Further Reading Download
- Vol. I, Table of Contents Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 01: The Franconia Notch Parkway Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 02: Weighting Schemes for Evaluating Options Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 03: The Panama Canal Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 04: Pearl River Delta: “More than a Bridge” Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 05: Scenario Planning at Southern California Edison Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 06: Financing a Bridge Project Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 07: Public Incentives for Low-Income Housing Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 08: The Sheffield Flyover, Kansas City, Missouri Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 09: Skyscrapers and Building Booms Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 10: Evolution of the U.S. Rail System Download
- Vol. I, Case Study 11: Rehabilitating Newark’s 19th Century Brick Sewers Download
- Vol. I, Essay 1: Basic Economic Concepts Download
- Vol. I, Essay 2: Public Perspectives Download
- Vol. I, Essay 3: Comparing Strategies for Improving System Performance Download
- Vol. I, Essay 4: Public Private Partnerships Download
- Vol. I, Essay 5: Evolution of Infrastructure-Based Systems Download
Open Textbook (Volume II)
22 files
- Vol. II, Appendix: Equivalence Factors for Selected Discount Rates Download
- Vol. II, Book Cover Download
- Full Vol. II: Comparing Economic and Financial Impacts over the Life of Proposed Infrastructure Projects Download
- Vol. II, Introduction Download
- Vol. II, Preface Download
- Vol. II, Table of Contents Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 01: An Engineering-Based Service Function for Bus Operations Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 02: Capacity of a Highway Intersection Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 03: Canal Projects in the Early 19th Century Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 04: Building an Office Tower in Manhattan Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 05: Multiple Internal Rates of Return for a Stadium Project Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 06: Public Incentives for Low-Income Housing Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 07: Financing a Bridge Project Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 08: Using a Probabilistic Model to Investigate Financial Risks Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 09: Applying Performance-Based Technological Scanning to Intercity Passenger Transportation Download
- Vol. II, Case Study 10: Reducing Risks Associated with Grade Crossing Accidents Download
- Vol. II, Essay 1: System Performance Download
- Vol. II, Essay 2: Equivalence of Cash Flows Download
- Vol. II, Essay 3: Choosing a Discount Rate Download
- Vol. II, Essay 4: Financial Assessment Download
- Vol. II, Essay 5: Rules of the Game Download
- Vol. II, Essay 6: Dealing with Risks and Uncertainties Download
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PSet 2 Cost Functions
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PSet 3 Equivalence
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PSet 4 Skyscraper
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Pset 5 Ranking Alternatives
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Pset 6 Environmental and Social Assessment
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Pset 7 Dealing with Uncertainty
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Term Project: Case Studies in Project Evaluation
MIT OpenCourseWare, Carl D. Martland, RES.1-001 Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies, Fall 2023.
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