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11 This chapter presents the methodology followed for the completion of the research. The first section presents the development of the principles and associated benefits while the following section presents the case study selection process criteria and the data collection and analysis approach.
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included in the preliminary list were derived from the following sources: • The 2005 and 2006 submissions for the AASHTO Center for Environmental National Context Sensitive Solutions Competition; • A 2002 report by Kentucky Transportation Center under contract with FHWA titled "Context Sensitive Design Case Study Documentation" (28) ; • Cases on the www.contextsensitivesolutions.org web site; • Cases submitted by the NCHRP panel members; and • Cases from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Florida submitted by team members.
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on specific benefit metrics; and (2) semi-quantitative, based on survey responses from persons involved in each project.
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allowed for determining whether a project would be part of the final case study database. Second, the answers of the team members allowed for determining who should be contacted to obtain the specific data required for the possible quantification of the stated benefits.
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a means to estimate the dollar values of some of the benefits of interest including the value of preserving wetlands and minimizing disruption. Also, economists have developed impact assessment tools that can also assign primary/ secondary benefits (in dollar terms)
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