The high-speed train and its spatial effects

Autor: Javier Gutiérrez Puebla
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research, Iss 5, Pp 199-221 (2004)
Popis: This paper analyses the high-speed train from a spatial point of view. The basic characteristics of this transportation mode,the evolution of high-speed networks in several countries and the building of a trans-European high-speed railway network are studied.The paper analyses also the process of space-time convergence and its consequences on competitivity and cohesion;the tunel effect;the impact of the high speed-train on transportation demand;and the impacts on the city.
Databáze: OpenAIRE