Table 1 Operationalization of independent variables
From: Can parliament govern the transport transition? How the German Bundestag scrutinizes rail projects
Hypothesis | Independent Variable | Operationalisation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
1 (cost efficiency) | Costs caused by the demands (if implemented) | Costs in Mio € as reported by the Ministry of Transport | Demand “Fehmarnsundquerung”: 5,0 Mio € real construction costs (2015 prices) (ABS/NBS Hamburg–Puttgarden, BT-Drs. 19/19500) |
2 (deck-stacking) | Intensity of public participation | Sporadic participation, related to individual problems Long-standing participation of various of actor groups | Information tours, house calls (ABS Lübeck–Schwerin, BT-Drs. 19/17945) Roundtables with representatives from municipalities, counties, states, advisory bodies, citizens’ initiatives, working groups, economic and other interest groups (ABS/NBS Hamburg–Puttgarden, BT-Drs. 19/19500) |
3 (costly signals) | TEN project | Is the project part of the TEN-T core network? | part of the TEN-T core network as part of the larger project “Korridor Mittelrhein” (Wallauer Spange, BT-Drs. 19/18610) |
Demand related to noise protection | Does the demand address noise protection? | Yes: demand to treat the area like a housing area as regards noise protection (Wallauer Spange, Kf 1, BT-Drs. 19/18610) No: demand for barrier-free reconstruction of all stations (ABS Hanau-Gelnhausen, Kf 2.1, BT-Drs. 19/18075) |