High-Speed Rail and Sustainability: Decision-making and the political economy of investment

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Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez Elizabeth Deakin

High-Speed Rail and Sustainability

Decision-making and the political economy of investment

Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez, Elizabeth Deakin

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English

Routledge
15 June 2018

Environmental economics; Political economy; Railway transport industries; Transport planning & policy

Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

High speed rail (HSR) is being touted as a strategic investment for connecting people across regions, while also fostering prosperity and smart urban growth. However, as its popularity increases, its implementation has become contentious with various parties contesting the validity of socioeconomic and environmental objectives put forward as justification for investment.

High Speed Rail and Sustainability explores the environmental, economic and social effects of developing a HSR system, presenting new evaluations of the proposed system in California in the US as well as lessons from international experience. Drawing upon the accumulated experience from past HSR system development around the world, leading experts present a diverse set of perspectives as well as diverse contexts of implementation. Assessments of the California case as well as cases from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Taiwan, China, and the UK show how governments and stakeholders have bridged the gap between the vision and the realities of connecting metropolitan regions through HSR.

This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers in the areas of urban planning, civil engineering, transportation and environmental design.

Edited by: Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez, Elizabeth Deakin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781138625884
ISBN 10: 1138625884
Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
Pages: 386
Publication Date: 15 June 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Blas Luis Pérez Henriquez is the Founding Director of the California - Global Energy, Water & Infrastructure Innovation Initiative, Stanford University, USA. Elizabeth Deakin is Professor Emerita of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.