Preface

Section I – What have we learned so far from high-speed rail systems around the world?

1. Introduction to HSR

2. Realizing the Potential of HSR: The United Kingdom Experience

3. The Shinkansen and its Impacts

4. Where High-Speed Rail is Relevant: The French Case Study

5. Evidence from the Italian High-Speed Rail Market: Competition between Modes and Between HSR Operators

6. High-Speed Rail in Spain: Territorial Management and Sustainable Urban Development

7. High-Speed Rail and Air Travel Complementarity: The Case of Germany

8. Taiwan’s HSR and the Financial Crises of the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation

9. Study on the Influence of Site Selection of High-speed Railway Stations on Travel Efficiency—An example of Shanghai Hongqiao Hub Pan Haixiao, Ye Song and Chen Minglei

10. Forecasting for High Speed Rail: An Operator’s Perspective on Risk Reduction through Informed Use of Forecasting

11. Enhancing the Cost-Benefit Analysis of High-Speed Rail

Section II - California’s Bold HSR Adventure: Transforming Transport Culture in America?

12. Background on HSR in California

13. High-Speed Rail and Smart Growth in California

14. Policy Process, Institutions, and the California High-Speed Rail Project: Towards Sustainable Transportation and Smart Growth?

15. High-Speed Rail and Economic Development: Business Agglomerations and Policy Implications

16. Environmental Impact of High-Speed Rail in California

17. Uncertainties in the Life Cycle Assessment of High-speed Rail’s Energy and Environmental Impacts

18. Equity Analysis of California High-Speed Rail

19. NIMBY Reactions to HSR: Conflicts over the Proposed Right of Way

20. High-Speed Rail Stations as Transportation Nodes and Places: Lessons for California

21. Sustainable Mobility: Towards Integrated Transport Systems in 2050

About the Author

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.

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