High-speed Empire
Title | High-speed Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Will Doig |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 107 |
Release | 2018-05 |
Genre | China |
ISBN | 9780997722987 |
The story of the world's most audacious infrastructure project. Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Today, it owns a network of 14,000 miles of high-speed rail, far more than the rest of the world combined. Now, China is pushing its tracks into Southeast Asia, reviving a century-old colonial fantasy of an imperial railroad stretching to Singapore; and kicking off a key piece of the One Belt One Road initiative, which has a price tag of $1 trillion and, reaches inside the borders of more than 60 countries. The Pan-Asia Railway portion of One Belt One Road could transform Southeast Asia, bringing shiny Chinese cities, entire economies, and waves of migrants where none existed before. But if it doesn't succeed, that would be a cautionary tale about whether a new superpower, with levels of global authority unimaginable just a decade ago, can pull entire regions into its orbit simply with tracks, sweat, and lots of money. Journalist Will Doig traveled to Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore tochronicle the dramatic transformations taking place -- and to find out whether ordinary people have a voice in this moment of economic, political, and cultural collision.
California High-speed Train System
Title | California High-speed Train System PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1008 |
Release | 2005 |
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ISBN |
High-speed Ground Transportation Oversight
Title | High-speed Ground Transportation Oversight PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Standards Enforcement Test Reports - KWIC Index
Title | Standards Enforcement Test Reports - KWIC Index PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 498 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Surface infrastructure highspeed rail projects in the United States : report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives
Title | Surface infrastructure highspeed rail projects in the United States : report to the Chairman, Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | 57 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 142897475X |
High-speed Ground Transportation for America
Title | High-speed Ground Transportation for America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 250 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | High speed ground transportation |
ISBN |
The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail
Title | The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Albalate |
Publisher | Lexington Books |
Total Pages | 212 |
Release | 2012-06-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0739171240 |
The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Although HSR is unquestionably a technological advance that has become a symbol of modernity, this review and analysis of the international experiences shows that the conditions necessary to have a positive impact, economically, socially and environmentally, are enormously restrictive. The Economics and Politics of High Speed Rail: Lessons from Experiences Abroad, by Daniel Albalate and Germà Bel, introduces the main questions policy makers and scholars should examine when considering and studying HSR implementation, with particular emphasis on the US’s recent interest in this technology and possible application in California. Albalate and Bel then review the experiences of the most significant implementations of HSR around the globe. This in-depth international perspective includes chapters on the pioneers of HSR (Japan and France), the European followers (Germany, Spain and Italy), as well as Asian experiences in China, Taiwan, and Korea. Albalate and Bel’s study provides a clear distinction between the myths and realities associated with this transportation innovation. Among the most relevant findings, this study highlights how HSR projects that do not satisfy highly restrictive conditions—on mobility patterns, measured costs, and economically rational designs—that make it desirable have been the source of huge financial debacles and the economic failure of HSR in most cases, which result in unfortunate consequences for taxpayers. The Economics and Politics of High Speed Rail is a rigorous investigation of the economic and political challenges and ramifications of implementing new public transportation technology.