Authors:
- 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)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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
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Birmingham, UK
Richard Robinson, Uno Danielson, Martin Snaith
About the authors
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