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1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Transport Analysis |
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Routledge studies in transport analysis.
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| Contents |
Evaluating High-Speed Rail- Front Cover; Evaluating High-Speed Rail; Title Page; Copyright Page ; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Chapter 1: An evidence-based review of key issues in high-speed rail; Note; Chapter 2: The economic evaluation of major infrastructure projects: Notes on HSR projects; 1. Introduction; 2. A model for the economic evaluation of projects; 3. Pricing and investment; 4. The economic effects of large projects; 5. Incentives and institutional design; 6. Conclusions; Notes; References |
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Chapter 3: Financial and social profitability of HSR in Spain1. Introduction; 2. The Spanish HSR; 3. Methodology and data; 4. Results; 5. Robustness analysis; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Direct and indirect effects of high-speed rail; 1. Background and introduction; 2. Objectives and impacts; 3. Demand and supply; 4. Cost, benefits and wider economic benefits; 5. Case study: HS2; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgement; Note; References; Chapter 5: High-speed rail services and tourism expansion: The need for cooperation; 1. Introduction; 2. HSR and tourism: A review |
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3. Key elements in the promotion of tourism due to the arrival of HSR: The case of France4. Conclusion; Note; References; Chapter 6: HSR and the city: Accessibility to stations and intermodality; State of the art; Main focus of the research; Results; Summary of the results; Notes; Acknowledgement; References; Chapter 7: Environmental performance and implications of high-speed rail; 1. Introduction; 2. HSR environmental performance; 3. HSR environmental balance sheet; 4. Future perspectives and conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 8: Environmental assessment of high-speed rail |
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1. Introduction2. Operationalising the concept of sustainable mobility; 3. A transport hierarchy approach to evaluating the contribution of HSR to sustainable mobility; 4. Lifecycle assessment of a new HSR in Spain: The Basque Y; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; Chapter 9: Reality and opportunities for on-track competition in HSR; 1. Introduction: On-track competition in HSR; 2. Cases of on-track competition in the EU; 3. High-speed models and competition; 4. NTV and on-track competition in Italy; 5. Competition and prices; 6. The effect of NTV services on fares |
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7. Barriers and potentialities of open-access competition in EuropeNotes; Chapter 10: Assessing the competition between high-speed rail and airlines: A critical perspective; 1. Introduction: The changing role of HSR; 2. From energy and revenue concerns to environmental virtue: The changing role of HSR; 3. HSR competing with airlines: A growing set of evidence; 4. The scope for 'greener' mobilities: Reservations and limitations; 5. Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 11: High-speed rail and PPPs: Between optimization and opportunism; Introduction; 1. PPP: Evidence and ambiguity |
| Notes |
2. HSR and PPPs, a quick overview |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
High speed trains.
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Transportation -- Planning.
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high-speed trains.
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High speed trains
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Transportation -- Planning
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bel, GermÃ
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| ISBN |
9781317301998 |
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1317301994 |
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