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implementationofinfrastructuralinvestmentswithin
thetransportcorridorsarenotclearlydefined,thereis
a significant risk concerning the freedom of
interpretation, which will significantly limit the
possibilities of taking objective decisions regarding
theco‐funding of competitiveprojects. This, inturn,
mayleadtodistortingtheprocessoftheir
evaluation
by the use of CBA or ENPV methodology and
creating a series of negative results arising from
incorrect allocation of public resources, and
generatingdistortionsinthesystemofinfrastructure
service markets between the EU Member States.
Therefore, the research conducted within the
Europeanprojects,whichwillresultin
definingclear
criteria for measuring and evaluating the European
addedva lueaswellasforassessingitsimpactonthe
transport and logistics systems of each of the EU
MemberStates,shouldcontributetotheoptimization
in the investment decisions on the European level.
Taking into account the theoretical nature of
such
research, it will be possible to use the worked out
methodologyalsoonotherlevelsofplanning,i.e.the
national, regional or urban related level (Brander et
al.2012,Wegener2008,Ivanova&Kancs2010).Such
studieswillmakeitpossibletodeveloptheprinciple
defining the possibility of
optimal (maximizing the
addedvalue inthesustainablesystemofcriteria)use
of limited financial resources remaining at the
disposal of the managers of infras tructure, for the
purposeofitsdevelopmentandmodernization.
Comprehensivedeeperresearchinthisfieldcould
inspire to better understanding the possibilities for
assessing the impact of
complex infrastructural
international investments on the economic
development of the country, its regions and
metropolitan centers by improving their
competitiveness, supporting entrepreneurship and
innovation, and improving the qualityof life thanks
to the implementation of new, higher mobility
standards.Thesaidissueofimportanttheoreticalbut
also practical aspects should
base on the results of
analyses comprising various identified forms of the
European corridors impact, of qualitatively new
operational parameters of transport infrastructure
networks–bothtechnicalandoperational,aswellas
logistics and functional, on the markets of transport
and logistics services and also prior to them,
commoditymarkets(Bruinsma,
Rietveld1999).
Moreover,averyimportantandinnovativeresult
of the research and later on made projects’
implementationshouldinvolvelearning thecharacter
of relations between the network service transport
markets, i.e. markets of products offered by the
componentsoftechnicalinfrastructureandmarketsof
transportservices.Inthesaid
context,thereisalsoa
possibilityto examine the rate of change in the said
relations, including factors affecting the change and
forms of their impact on how both of these markets
operate. So far, the specialist literature dedicated to
the development of transport and other types (sub‐
systems) of network
industries has been dominated
by typically subject‐based approach – technical and
factual one, related to the very perception and
examinationofprocessesconcerningthedevelopment
of infrastructure networks, i.e. quite narrow
approach.
The networks of transport infrastructure and its
particularcomponentsareusuallytreatedastangible
resourcesofthe
transportsystemormorewidely,the
logistics system, namely, in relation to the typically
material aspect, without considering or without due
(substantially speaking) consideration of market
effectsarisingfromitsdevelopment.Thesaideffects
can be seen not only on the transport and logistics
marketsbutalsooncommodityandlabour
markets‐
increaseinmobilityoflabourresources.
The importance of the research in this area is
expressed in the promotion and support (on the
theoretical plane) for the strategy of sustainable
developmentoftheEuropeancorenetworktransport
corridors,i.e.transportinfrastructureofhighquality
standards, the so‐called intelligent
networks which
becomepartofmodernchallengesforthecivilization.
The said networks, efficiently built and effectively
managed, are able to generate high added value
reflected in the increase in social mobility and
consequently,improvementinthequalityoflifeand
level of social welfare. The fundamental part of
research,which
hasalreadybeenindicated,comprises
issuesrelatedtocreatingtheEuropeanvaluethrough
establishingcohesionareasbetweenthedevelopment
oftransport infrastructureof priority importancefor
the development of other components of network
industries. Only within the said principle, the
transportnetworkservicesofferedonthebasisofthe
European
corridor infrastructure components,
includedintheservicesofbasiceconomicimportance
for the economy and society (services of general
economic interest), can generate the highest added
valuereflectedeventuallyintheEuropeanvalue.
3 OUTLINEOFTHEINITIALRESEARCHPLAN
Theconceptof the promotedresearchonEAVinits
fundamental
formdeterminesbasicstagesinresearch
processleadingtotheimplementationofthedefined
its main objective and the verification of formulated
hypotheses. As a result, the research plan needs to
include the following basic stages of the research
process with the related research tasks to be
successivelyimplemented:
1
Analysisof the process related to creating values
inthesocialandeconomicsystem(welfare,GDP),
includingtheidentificationandanalysisoffactors
affectingitsgrowthandreasonsforitsdistribution
on the sector‐based and spatial basis, taking into
account, in particular, the specificity of
implementing the said process on
the EU level
(Kieletal.2013),
2 Definingtheroleandimportanceofthetransport
andlogisticssectorasanareaofeconomicactivity
generating added value and analysis of factors
affecting its growth, in particular those boosting
the creation of values in the social and economic
system,
3
Buildingthenetworkmodelforgeneratingadded
value in transport, taking into account relations
between the markets of transport infrastructure
(network services) and markets of transport
servicesalongwiththeirlogisticaldimensions,
4 Building the value chain model for generating
added value in transport formulated in the