Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China

Chen Chia-Lin; Roger Vickerman

Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China

Chen Chia-Lin
, Roger Vickerman

Department of Urban Planning and Design

University of Kent

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Abstract

Claims and counterclaims about the likely impact of new transport infrastructure on a region's economic performance have existed for centuries. High-speed rail (hereafter HSR) as a new type of infrastructure has just over 50 years of existence. The persistent debate questions the power of HSR to reduce economic disparities between cities and effect economic transformation. The paper, which updates the analysis in Chen and Vickerman (2017), goes beyond macro-modelling, looking to more disaggregated approaches of the structural changes. Two regions, Kent in the UK and Yangtze River Delta in China are compared to gain insights for future research and practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017
Editors	Anthony Chen, Tony N.N. Sze
Publisher	Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
Pages	525-531
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9789881581464
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Transport and Society, HKSTS 2017 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 9 Dec 2017 → 11 Dec 2017

Publication series

Name	Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017

Conference

Conference	22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Transport and Society, HKSTS 2017
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	9/12/17 → 11/12/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Economic Transformation
High-speed Rail
Regional Development
Transport and Infrastructure
Wider Economic Impacts

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Chia-Lin, C., & Vickerman, R. (2017). Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China. In A. Chen, & T. N. N. Sze (Eds.), Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017 (pp. 525-531). (Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017). Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited.

Chia-Lin, Chen ; Vickerman, Roger. / Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China. Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017. editor / Anthony Chen ; Tony N.N. Sze. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2017. pp. 525-531 (Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017).

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Chia-Lin, C & Vickerman, R 2017, Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China. in A Chen & TNN Sze (eds), Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017. Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017, Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, pp. 525-531, 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Transport and Society, HKSTS 2017, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 9/12/17.

Can transport infrastructure change regions' economic fortunes? some evidence from Europe and China. / Chia-Lin, Chen; Vickerman, Roger.
Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017. ed. / Anthony Chen; Tony N.N. Sze. Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited, 2017. p. 525-531 (Transport and Society - Proceeding of the 22nd International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2017).

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