Short description:

This book evaluates the varied experiences that HSR systems have brought about to different station-cities and their regional territories around the world, with an eye towards better future planning and policy of such systems.

Long description:

Spatial Implications and Planning Criteria for High-speed Rail Cities and Regions evaluates the varied experiences that HSR systems have brought about to different station-cities and their regional territories around the world, with an eye towards better future planning and policy of such systems.

This edited volume draws from examples of high-speed rail operations in different cities in Europe and Asia to depict the various impacts of this major transportation infrastructure. It attempts to distinguish the short- and long-term impacts described in the literature, classifying them into regional and inter-urban effects, urban effects, and wider economic impacts. Planning challenges appear at two major points: 1) during the initial planning stage that includes the route and location of stations; and 2) during the development process that follows.

The case studies in the book concentrate on a variety of topics from the impact of high-speed rail on population growth in some station-cities, to the regional economic impacts that an HSR system can bring about to the larger territories it passes through, to the potential of station-cities to better attract firms, or to experience increases in tourism and commerce. They also assess planning strategies and experiences from station-cities to draw lessons for future HSR planning policies.

The Chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of European Planning Studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Spatial short and long-term implications and planning challenges of high-speed rail: A literature review framework

1. A methodological approach to analyze the territorial appropriation of high-speed rail from interactions between actions and representations of local actors

2. Has HSR improved territorial cohesion in Spain? An accessibility analysis of the first 25 years: 1990-2015

3. Short- and long-term population and project implications of high-speed rail for served cities: Analysis of all served Spanish cities and re-evaluation of Chiudad Real and Puertollano

4. Measuring the regional economic impacts of high-speed rail using a dynamic SCGE model: The case of China

5. Regional heterogeneity in Taiwan HSR demand developments: Station accessibility and its effect on usage adoption

6. Efficiency of high-speed rail for business and tourism same-day trips: Effects of different transport-related factors

7. Are the reasons for companies to locate around central versus peripheral high-speed rail stations different? The case of Reims central station and Champagne-Ardenne station

8. Designing Paris Gare du Nord for pedestrians or for clients? New retail patterns as flow optimization strategies

9. Assessing spatial planning strategy in high-speed rail station areas in Spain (1992-2018): towards a sustainable model

Conclusion