Railway development

Railway development: impacts on urban dynamics

by Bruinsma, Frank R., (Frank Reinier)

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This book addresses the role of railways in urban development. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional environment of the railway system, including the shift toward privatised railway companies, internationalisation, the occurrence of market and government failures in land markets, and private-public partnerships in…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Railway development : impacts on urban dynamics / Frank Bruinsma [and others], editors.

Summary

This book addresses the role of railways in urban development. The central aim is to inquire into how especially the development of high-speed rail and light rail links will affect European cities. The analyses are carried out with special attention given to the broader institutional environment of the railway system, including the shift toward privatised railway companies, internationalisation, the occurrence of market and government failures in land markets, and private-public partnerships in the development of railway station areas. The essence of the plans to invest in railway stations is.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Physica-Verlag
  • Place of Publication:Heidelberg
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (ix, 419 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783790819724, 3790819727, 9783790819717, 3790819719
  • DOI:10.1007/978-3-7908-1972-4
  • oclc:ocn233974136
  • LC Classification:HE3005
  • Dewey Decimal:385.3/14094

Table of Contents

Front Matter; The impact of railway development on urban dynamics; Urban dynamics and transport infrastructure: Towards greater synergy; Station areas as nodes and places in urban networks: An analytical tool and alternative development strategies; HST stations and urban dynamics: Experiences from four European cities; What makes a city: Urban quality in Euralille, Amsterdam South Axis and Rotterdam Central; New Key Projects for station redevelopment in the Netherlands; A multidisciplinary approach of railway station development: A case study of 's-Hertogenbosch.

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