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Evaluating alternative plan configurations: A cost-effectiveness approach

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The author is associated is associated with the Spatial Economics and Physical Planning Division, TECNECO, Rome, Italy. He wishes to thank Dr. Giovanni Scaiola for his helpful suggestions during the preparation of this paper. The author is, however, alone responsible for any shortcomings of the paper.

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Fano, P.L. Evaluating alternative plan configurations: A cost-effectiveness approach. Papers of the Regional Science Association 31, 160–172 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01943248

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