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Do expenditures on road construction projects represent good investments for communities? The taxpaying public will never know because community planners rarely analyze road projects as investments. The benefits that local residents will receive from a new or improved road, such as increased efficiency, fewer accidents, and reduced vehicle operating costs, as well as the potential regional impacts on jobs, population, and income, should be measured. These benefits should then be compared with the total construction costs of the project, such as planning and design, land purchases, construction, and costs for moving utility lines. Only then will any investment in building or improving roads be made with reasonable confidence.
Both the economist and ecologist offer guidance for planners who are considering whether to undertake road construction projects.
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1. Based on the information given, which one of the following can be most logically inferred?
| The ecologist faults community planners generally for not considering the effect of converting land to industrial or residential use. | |
| The economist would allow road construction to proceed even if it would threaten sensitive ecosystems. | |
| Both the economist and ecologist offer guidance for planners who are considering whether to undertake road construction projects. | |
| Both the economist and the ecologist consider the regional economic impacts of road construction projects. | |
| Neither the economist nor the ecologist provides clear criteria for determining whether a road project should be undertaken. |
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Both the economist and ecologist offer guidance for planners who are considering whether to undertake road construction projects.
The economist is more intent on endorsing road construction projects than the ecologist is.: No
The economist and the ecologist are both concerned with the criteria on which community planners base decisions.: Yes
The ecologist is concerned with how road projects can affect the quality of life within communities, whereas the economist is not.: No
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2. For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is supported by the information provided. Otherwise select No.
| Yes | No | |
| The economist is more intent on endorsing road construction projects than the ecologist is. | ||
| The economist and the ecologist are both concerned with the criteria on which community planners base decisions. | ||
| The ecologist is concerned with how road projects can affect the quality of life within communities, whereas the economist is not. |
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The economist is more intent on endorsing road construction projects than the ecologist is.: No
The economist and the ecologist are both concerned with the criteria on which community planners base decisions.: Yes
The ecologist is concerned with how road projects can affect the quality of life within communities, whereas the economist is not.: No
The road’s planned route could be altered to avoid the sensitive ecosystem at no additional cost.: Acceptable
The road would provide a significant economic benefit to neighboring communities.: Not Acceptable
Mitigating the threat to the sensitive ecosystem would cost an additional $1 million.: Not Acceptable
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3. In the columns, select Acceptable for each detail that would make the new road acceptable under the standards provided by both the economist and the ecologist, based on the information provided. Otherwise, select Not acceptable.
| Acceptable | Not Acceptable | |
| The road’s planned route could be altered to avoid the sensitive ecosystem at no additional cost. | ||
| The road would provide a significant economic benefit to neighboring communities. | ||
| Mitigating the threat to the sensitive ecosystem would cost an additional $1 million. |
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The road’s planned route could be altered to avoid the sensitive ecosystem at no additional cost.: Acceptable
The road would provide a significant economic benefit to neighboring communities.: Not Acceptable
Mitigating the threat to the sensitive ecosystem would cost an additional $1 million.: Not Acceptable
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1)C,since both economist and ecologist are talking about the impacts of road construction project and whether to carry it.
2)a)No,since no one is endorsing the project rather one is looking the impact and benefits of the project for people and the other is looking the impact on environment.
b)Yes,both are concerned with how the planners base their decision,I mean is it via public good or via ecological/environmental considerations
c)No,there is no such bias mentioned in the above para, it's just that both are talking of two different cases.
3) Statement 2 & 3 are directly not acceptable since 2 only talks about the economic benefits,which only satisfies the economist criteria and here there might be negative environmental impacts,while in statement 3 it is only talking about the ecosystem and not about the economy,thus looking on only one side of the coin
While statement 1 talks about ecology (avoiding any problems to environment by planning the road) and economy(since cost saving is there,which ultimately saves taxpayers money and road is also constructed ,thus economic benefits are also there) ,so both economist and ecologist are happy
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2)a)No,since no one is endorsing the project rather one is looking the impact and benefits of the project for people and the other is looking the impact on environment.
b)Yes,both are concerned with how the planners base their decision,I mean is it via public good or via ecological/environmental considerations
c)No,there is no such bias mentioned in the above para, it's just that both are talking of two different cases.
3) Statement 2 & 3 are directly not acceptable since 2 only talks about the economic benefits,which only satisfies the economist criteria and here there might be negative environmental impacts,while in statement 3 it is only talking about the ecosystem and not about the economy,thus looking on only one side of the coin
While statement 1 talks about ecology (avoiding any problems to environment by planning the road) and economy(since cost saving is there,which ultimately saves taxpayers money and road is also constructed ,thus economic benefits are also there) ,so both economist and ecologist are happy
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rohan.garg971
20 Dec 2023, 19:52
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In Q3, I think the 1st statement is still Not acceptable - we are not given any information whether the proposed route alteration can change the benefits or not.
