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Author : C. K. Chow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (739 download)
Download or read book Sustainable and Integrated Development of Railway in Hong Kong written by C. K. Chow and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Review of Sustainable Development for Railway in Hong Kong written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Becky P.Y. Loo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317047710
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Railway Futures written by Becky P.Y. Loo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revitalizing railways as a major sustainable transport mode in modern societies faces many issues and challenges. This in-depth overview places the importance of railways in the wider context of comprehensive sustainability, which encompasses sustainable development, social and economic equity and community livability. Some scholars have described the 21st century as a period of renaissance for railways and suggest this transport mode can fulfil people's desire for high mobility with low negative environmental, social, economic and financial impacts. In light of these new expectations for railways, in both passenger and freight transport worldwide, this book offers the latest research insights on the renewed interest about railway expansions and their wide-ranging environmental, socio-economic and even political implications.
Author : Becky P.Y. Loo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317047702
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Railway Futures written by Becky P.Y. Loo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revitalizing railways as a major sustainable transport mode in modern societies faces many issues and challenges. This in-depth overview places the importance of railways in the wider context of comprehensive sustainability, which encompasses sustainable development, social and economic equity and community livability. Some scholars have described the 21st century as a period of renaissance for railways and suggest this transport mode can fulfil people's desire for high mobility with low negative environmental, social, economic and financial impacts. In light of these new expectations for railways, in both passenger and freight transport worldwide, this book offers the latest research insights on the renewed interest about railway expansions and their wide-ranging environmental, socio-economic and even political implications.
Author : Ching-Man Liu
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361208779
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Railway and Sustainable Transport Development written by Ching-Man Liu and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Railway and Sustainable Transport Development" by Ching-man, Liu, 廖靜文, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Railway and Sustainable Transport Development Submitted by Liu Ching Man for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2005 The concept of sustainable development has been applied to different fields over the past decades. With growing public awareness, it has become a must to apply the concept of sustainable development in transport planning in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, as the Asia's World City, is dependent on an efficient transport system for her growth. With limited space and huge population, it has been a great challenge to build a transport system that can support Hong Kong's rapid development. The Hong Kong Government accords priority to railway in Hong Kong's public transport system because railway is environmentally friendly and is an efficient mass carrier. Since 2002, a number of new railways have been commissioned. However, in view of the dispute among different stakeholders and apparent poor return on railway investment in recent cases, doubts have arisen on how our society should invest in future railway projects and how to apply the concept of sustainable development in railway development in Hong Kong. This study first examined the concept of sustainable development in the field of transport. It then tried to establish a framework for sustainable railway devleopment in cities like Hong Kong. The framework then applied to two case studies, namely, the KCR Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and the KCR West Rail (Phase I) for setting some pointers for Hong Kong's future railway development. The study discussed some challenges of developing Hong Kong's railway in a sustainable manner and tried to provide some solutions. Other than academic literatures and journals, the study based also on various reports and papers of the Government, the Legislative Council and railway operators, newspaper articles, etc. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3159531 Subjects: Railroads - Environmental aspects - China - Hong Kong Railroads - China - Hong Kong - Planning Sustainable development - China - Hong Kong West Rail
Author : Linna Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811590818
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Railways and Sustainable Low-Carbon Mobility in China written by Linna Li and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-17 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role of railways in developing sustainable low-carbon mobility by analyzing the intermodal relationship between railways and other transport modes. Focusing on geographical and governance perspectives, and taking China as a case study, it analyzes the competition and cooperation between and integration of railways and other transport modes, in order to provide guidance on future sustainable transport development. Firstly, the book examines the contribution of railways to low carbon emissions in China over recent decades by estimating the carbon dioxide emissions from various transport modes in China at national and regional levels using decomposition analysis. It then discusses the current competition and cooperation between railways and other transport modes, as well as their integration and the impact of their relationship on climate change. It also highlights how the competition between railways and other transport modes may change the passenger flows between city pairs and so alter transport carbon emissions and examines how cooperation and integration could improve passengers’ travel experience while at the same time reducing carbon emissions. Lastly, it addresses the implications for future sustainable transport development based on institutional analysis. Presenting multidisciplinary, sustainable transport research on the role of railways in reducing carbon emissions, and also offering policy recommendations for developing low-carbon, integrated transport in the future, this book is a valuable reference resource for graduates, researchers, and government managers responsible for transport development, urban planning and environmental policy.
Author : 何文思
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374801028
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)
Download or read book RAILWAY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPM written by 何文思 and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Railway and Sustainable Development: Socio-economic and Land Use Impacts of West Rail on Yuen Long Town" by 何文思, Man-sze, Ho, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4293019 Subjects: Railroads - China - Hong Kong Transportation - Social aspects - China - Hong Kong Sustainable development - China - Hong Kong
Author : Graham Squires
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317428447
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Routledge Companion to Real Estate Development written by Graham Squires and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real estate development shapes the way people live and work, playing a crucial role in determining our built environment. Around the world, real estate development reflects both universal human needs and region-specific requirements, and with the rise of globalization there is an increasing need to better understand the full complexity of global real estate development. This Companion provides comprehensive coverage of the major contemporary themes and issues in the field of real estate development research. Topics covered include: social and spatial impact markets and economics organization and management finance and investment environment and sustainability design land use policy and governance. A team of international experts across the fields of real estate, planning, geography, economics and architecture reflect the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of real estate studies, providing the book with a depth and breadth of original research. Following on from the success of the textbook International Approaches to Real Estate Development, the Routledge Companion to Real Estate Development provides the up-to-date research needed for a full and sophisticated understanding of the subject. It will be an invaluable resource to students, researchers and professionals wishing to study real estate development on an international scale.
Author : Ching-man Liu (M.A.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Railway and Sustainable Transport Development written by Ching-man Liu (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kwok-Wah Cheung
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361396445
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (964 download)
Download or read book The Role of the Railway in Urban Transport written by Kwok-Wah Cheung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Role of the Railway in Urban Transport: Integrated Transport, Land Use and Environmental Planning in HongKong" by Kwok-wah, Cheung, 張國華, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3194545 Subjects: Railroads - China - Hong Kong - Planning Urban transportation - China - Hong Kong Land use - China - Hong Kong Environmental protection - China - Hong Kong
Author : Kan-Ip Eric Lo
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361115411
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (154 download)
Download or read book SUSTAINABLE RAILWAY INFRASTRUC written by Kan-Ip Eric Lo and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Sustainable Railway Infrastructure Development: Lessons From the Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line" by Kan-ip, Eric, Lo, 盧勤業, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3194572 Subjects: Railroads - Environmental aspects - China - Hong Kong Sustainable development - China - Hong Kong Infrastructure (Economics) - China - Hong Kong
Author : Linna Li
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361369531
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (695 download)
Download or read book The Role of Railways in Sustainable Transport written by Linna Li and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Role of Railways in Sustainable Transport: a Case Study of China" by Linna, Li, 李琳娜, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Balance between mobility and environment is a key issue in sustainable transport. Railways are usually considered to have less impact on the environment than air and road transport; however, the transport system tends to evolve towards the latter modes of transport in pursuit of higher mobility. Recent railway development, high-speed rail (HSR) in particular, presents a potential solution for this dilemma by allowing a reversal of the modal shift trend. Using China as a case study, this thesis systematically examines the role of railways in sustainable transport, especially low carbon emissions, from the perspective of railway development and its relationship with other transport modes. At the national level, the spatial-temporal evolution of CO2 emissions from four passenger transport modes, i.e. rail, road, air, and water transport, in China since 1949 was estimated by both distance-based and fuel-based methods. These estimates show that railways had contributed significantly to China's historically low carbon emissions, given the relative stability and lower emissions intensity of railway emissions compared to those of air and road transport. However, based on the decomposition analysis, the modal shift from railways to air and road transport after the 1980s had led to an emissions increase. It is thus recommended that strategies to encourage a modal shift back to railways be adopted, especially in the eastern coastal region with highly concentrated CO2 emissions from passenger transport. At the city level, the interrelationship between the development of railways, including conventional railways and HSRs, and the level of air flight patronage in China is explored. The panel data regression analysis of multiple city pairs since the 1990s shows that railway extension was positively associated with air flight patronage, while railway acceleration was negatively associated with air flight patronage, with the regression coefficient for conventional railway acceleration lower than that for HSR. The competition posed by HSR led to a great decline in air flight frequency and sometimes even discontinuation. However, this correlation relationship was only significant at short distance, less than 1000 km. At the station level, since railways have their own best operation scale, cooperation and integration between railways and other transport modes is also important for sustainable transport. While there has been some progress in China's transport integration, it is limited at the infrastructural level. By establishing an evaluation framework for integration, this study investigates the service supply and passengers' perception of interchange at Shanghai Hongqiao Transport Hub. It is found that multimodal integration in this hub generally performs well; however, further improvement is needed in the areas of operation, time coordination, interchange discount, and through ticketing. To realize higher levels of seamless integration, there are still some institutional barriers to break, mainly in organization, ownership and operation between different transport modes. This study has analyzed railway development and sustainable transport from the perspective of intermodal relationship, especially for developing countries. The findings provide insights for the development of transport systems with low carbon emissions and seamless integration. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5387980 Subje
Author : Kwong-Yan Ian Chan
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374727427
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (274 download)
Download or read book DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE TRANS written by Kwong-Yan Ian Chan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Developing a Sustainable Transport System in Hong Kong" by Kwong-yan, Ian, Chan, 陳光仁, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled Developing a Sustainable Transport System in Hong Kong Submitted by CHAN Kwong Yan, Ian for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2004 It is broadly agreed that sustainable development in transport is vital to the world at present and in future. Economical growth benefits human beings but also creates problems in over consumption of natural resources and pollution. A lot of cities such as Hong Kong are enjoying benefits from mobility, but also suffering deterioration in air quality due to vehicle emission. Development of a sustainable transport system is indispensable. It is hard to develop a sustainable transport system from a planning model with no full consideration of sustainability. In the past decade, lots of studies have been done for 1 building up transport planning model that would cater for requirements of sustainability. One of the areas under research is the use Stated Preference (SP) Survey in modelling. A recent study [Loo 2002] has identified ways of using SP surveys to improve traditional four-stage transport planning model for developing a sustainable transport system. Countries in Europe and North American have applied SP survey to develop sustainable transport, but it is comparatively less use in Asia. Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) has incorporated sustainability as one of the policy objectives of the government but the current use of traditional four-stage transport planning model for evaluating transport policies and projects does not fully cater for the requirements of sustainability. Hence, this study is an attempt to carry out a location-specific SP survey to estimate new utility functions using Stated Preference Survey and Multinomial Logit Analysis for improvement of the traditional four-stage transport planning model, and to understand the implication of the results of findings to the development of sustainable transport in Hong Kong, in particular to the provision of new railway links and implement of pedestrianization. It is expected that the result of study would give insights to the improvement on current situation of West Rail Phase I and in formulation and assessment of new transport policy for a more sustainable Hong Kong society. The goal of the study is to enhance traffic calming, mobility and conservation of Hong Kong at reasonable cost. The Multinomial Logit Analysis has revealed that people tend to consider time, fare and interchange in their choice of transport mode but not so much safety and environmental protection. Change in age, income and education of the people have 2 different degree of influence on their preference. The difference in preference of people on transport mode between the Home based to Work and Work based to Entertainment trip is minimal except that they consider transfer to be less important in the Home to Work Trip. The further assessments on the implication of the results of findings to the development of sustainable transport in Hong Kong have indicated that introduction of the Kowloon Southern Link (KSL) will significantly encourage more people to use West Rail as the transport mode. Decrease in fare of West Rail at current situation or increase in fare of the rail after commissioning of KSL would have no si
Author : Sophia Labadi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317541650
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability written by Sophia Labadi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas, and cities provide the setting for contemporary challenges such as population growth, mass tourism and unequal access to socio-economic opportunities. Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability examines the impact of these issues on urban heritage, considering innovative approaches to managing developmental pressures and focusing on how taking an ethical, inclusive and holistic approach to urban planning and heritage conservation may create a stronger basis for the sustainable growth of cities in the future. This volume is a timely analysis of current theories and practises in urban heritage, with particular reference to the conflict between, and potential reconciliation of, conservation and development goals. A global range of case studies detail a number of distinct practical approaches to heritage on international, national and local scales. Chapters reveal the disjunctions between international frameworks and national implementation and assess how internationally agreed concepts can be misused to justify unsustainable practices or to further economic globalisation and political nationalism. The exclusion of many local communities from development policies, and the subsequent erosion of their cultural heritage, is also discussed, with the collection emphasising the importance of ‘grass roots’ heritage and exploring more inclusive and culturally responsive conservation strategies. Contributions from an international group of authors, including practitioners as well as leading academics, deliver a broad and balanced coverage of this topic. Addressing the interests of both urban planners and heritage specialists, Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability is an important addition to the field that will encourage further discourse.
Download or read book Sustainable Development and Integrated Transport Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Junjie Xi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429666667
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book China’s Railway Transformation written by Junjie Xi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates China’s railway transformation through history, along with culture changes and urban development. The book begins by looking at the background of China and the history and growth of railway development in China through five key phases, followed by assessing the cultural changes in the railway carriage and exploring how these are linked to social equality and national provisions. The core of this book aims to analyse the Chinese urban transformation through the development of the high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure in China. Eleven important new HSR stations in mainland China, plus the new Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, have been selected to contextually explore how HSR infrastructures have affected the development of the Chinese urban context. The selected case studies are the stations of Beijing South, Wuhan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou South, Xi’an North, Nanjing South, Chengdu East, Tianjin West, Zhengzhou East, Hangzhou East and Hong Kong West Kowloon. All of these were built between 2008 and 2018. In these case studies, the location and the intentions and success of promoting urban development are analysed and assessed. Following this, the book further investigates the peculiarities of the new HSR stations in China in comparison with stations in Europe. An assessment framework is established to evaluate the Chinese case studies comparatively with significant cases in Europe, attending to the urban structure of the area, the architectural quality, the functional diversity and the quality of the public space generated in the surrounding area.
Author : Hitoshi Ieda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 4431939547
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Urban Transport in an Asian Context written by Hitoshi Ieda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems of transportation long ago developed out of the profound human need to connect and communicate. Transport today is still the only means for the physical movement of goods and people. Alongside the evolution of transportation and communication technologies, the astounding phenomenon of urbanization has taken place. Cities have grown faster and larger, absorbing vast influxes of dwellers who seek convenient and comfortable lifestyles with the required fast, cheap, and safe systems of transport. Of the world's megacities, with populations of more than ten million, over half are in Asia. While enjoying large-scale economic power, Asian megacities also face serious challenges. They suffer from too-rapid urbanization, with the resulting congestion, pollution, and destruction of traditional local cultures and industries. Written by experts from Asian academic institutes, this book addresses the urgent question of how to achieve sustainability in the still-growing cities of Asia. The chapters comprise the latest research and the application of promising measures, some already realized in Asia, that include urban transport system design and management, land-use control, city planning, and sustainability. Of vast import, this volume was written for students and researchers, planners and engineers, and all who are interested in sustainable urban environments. Following is the structure and rough sketch of the contents of this book: Part I, "The First Step: An Overview" deals with Asian characteristics from natural, cultural, and economic viewpoints, and then describes how we should grasp the concept of urban sustainability in urban transport in Asia. Readers will understand various aspects of Asia as introductory and preparatory knowledge. Part II, "Best Practices from Asia with Wisdom: Keys to Success and Facing Limitations" will introduce actual comparatively successful and promising measures tried and realized in Asia. This part covers various cases from passenger transport to freight transport, from transport system design to system management, from engineering measures to people's participation, from traffic control to land-use control and site development. Readers will find an abundance of information and examples in this main part of the book. Part III, "Future of Urban Transport in Asia: Rising Asia Proposes to the World" discusses key issues and hot topics of study on sustainable city and transport for the future: development and management, travel demand management, growth management, site development strategies, and financial and institutional measures.
