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Road Maintenance Management

Concepts and Systems

  • First book to examine road maintenance from a management perspective
    Provides new insights into the functions involved in managing a road network
    Describes latest thinking in road financing, road management systems, and procurement of road management services
    The content is the result of a unique association of relevant experience gained over many years by the three authors

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Management Issues

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 1-24
  3. Institutional Issues

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 25-63
  4. Finance

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 64-92
  5. Benefits and Costs

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 93-120
  6. Management Information

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 121-160
  7. Treatment Selection

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 161-187
  8. Prioritisation

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 188-220
  9. Operations Management

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 221-247
  10. Procurement and Contracts

    • Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
    Pages 248-278
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 279-291

About this book

This book provides an up-to-date description of road maintenance management. Written primarily from a management perspective, it provides new insights into the relationship between the various functions involved in managing a modern road network. It has been developed based on the experience of project work in this field carried out in a number of countries.

The text provides a framework for considering aspects of management, such as policy formulation, network considerations, staff responsibilities, level of data detail, cost estimating methods, and others, that relate to four basic management functions: planning, programming, preparation, and operations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Birmingham, UK

    Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith

About the authors

Dr RICHARD ROBINSON is an independent consultant in highway management and holds an honorary appointment at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this he worked for more than twenty years at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and for six years at consultants Rendel Palmer & Tritton. He has undertaken consultancies throughout the world, has published numerous papers and has lectured extensively.

UNO DANIELSON is Director, Director-General Staff, responsible for road maintenance at the Swedish National Road Administration. He has many years' experience of road maintenance management at both the regional and national levels in Sweden and has promoted research and education in road maintenance management at the Royal Institute of Technology and other universities.

MARTIN SNAITH has been involved for the past twenty years in the establishment and development of highways research and highway management research at the University of Birmingham. In addition to acting as highway adviser to the Swedish National Road Administration and the Roads Service (Northern Ireland), he has participated in projects and given courses in many overseas countries, including China, India, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile. He is currently Professor of Highway Engineering and Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Birmingham.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Road Maintenance Management

  • Book Subtitle: Concepts and Systems

  • Authors: Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14676-5

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 312

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering