<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jolin Warren</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Towards a Healthier Economy</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Transform Scotland</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">economic benefits</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12/2008</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.transformscotland.org.uk/towards-a-healthier-economy.aspx</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Transform Scotland</style></publisher><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">26</style></pages><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
Why investing in sustainable transport makes economic sense.
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&amp;lt; strong&amp;gt;Background to this report&lt;!-- strong--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Most key Scottish transport investments are based on their economic case. Other impacts such as social
and environmental issues are sometimes considered but rarely used as deciding factors. The economic case
is usually based mainly on enhanced productivity through ‘time savings.’ Other direct economic factors,
such as increased productivity from improved health, are rarely given the same prominence despite their
very real impacts. This is partly due to a more limited understanding of these other factors.&lt;br /&gt;
In this report, we seek to increase understanding of transport’s known ‘non-time savings’ direct economic
impacts, and also identify gaps in our collective knowledge. We therefore consider six categories: smarter
choices, active travel, local public transport, long distance public transport, private motor transport, and
air transport. For each category, we review the available information on the travel mode and its impact on&lt;br /&gt;
the economy; present the questions we would like to answer; and attempt to answer the questions based
on the evidence, only using that which is considered sufficiently robust. This leads to a set of findings on
the economic impacts of travel modes as well as areas where more research is needed. Based on these
findings, we also make a series of recommendations.
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