Assessing the economic impact of project investments requires
effective techniques to define impact mechanisms and measure likely
outputs and outcomes.
GENECON has been at the forefront of new impact assessment
methodologies and has prepared many impact assessments to support
investment decisions.
We have:
- developed a bespoke economic impact model for Essex County
Council to measure the growth effects of infrastructure proposals
on key sites;
- measured the economic benefits supporting the case for high
speed rail station development in Sheffield, Bradofrd and
Preston;
- assessed the economic impact of Dogger Bank, the world's largest offshore
windfarm, to support the consent process;
- prepared an impact assessment of flood defence works in
Calderdale for the Environment Agency;
- assessed the impact of a new university-led construction skills
centre of excellence in Wolverhampton;
- Measured the economic benefits of Enterprise Zone investments
in Leeds, the Humber, and Lancashire;
- quantified the economic benefits of the Tees Valley's 'asks'
under the Devolution agenda;
- Assessed the economic impact of the closure of Ripon Barracks
for the MoD and Harrogate Council;
- advised Sheffield City Council on the economic impact of High
Speed Rail services;
- developed an economic model to assess the economic impact of
East Sussex County Council's £500m Capital Programme;
- measured the effects of new business space provision on local
enterprise development across the South East and North East;
- developed the economic case for Carbon Capture & Storage in
the North East
- assessed the economic effects of housing regeneration in
Newcastle's West End, across the Tees Valley and in East
Birmingham;
- advised on the economic impact of Yorkshire's heritage assets
and the impact of visitor facilities at Hadrian's Wall and Lowther
Castle;
- assessed the economic value of investments in major cultural
facilities, including Margate's Turner Gallery, Liverpool's
Everyman Theatre, Charleston House Sussex and a new events
arena in Leeds;
- examined the local economic impact of arts programmes in
Lancashire;
- developed a national 'tool-box' for valuing the economic
benefits of Green Infrastructure.