UID:
almahu_9948633261702882
Format:
1 online resource (384 pages).
ISBN:
9781785366062 (e-book)
Series Statement:
New horizons in regional science
Content:
This collection of original research chapters by international scholars addresses the complementary roles of transportation and knowledge and their spatial manifestations in modern urban and regional economies. The featured studies employ the most current and sophisticated technologies, while the authors add a strong element of practical application and policy implications in each chapter. The book is organized into four major themes. The first is infrastructure and economic growth, addressing the historical and contemporary economic impacts of rail, highway and transit infrastructure. The second theme, models for transportation planning and policy, includes methods for optimal toll setting and the effect of transport costs on interregional trade. The third theme, which is the spatial structure of cities, examines processes that drive and arise from urban form, including personal interaction, shopping, commuting and residential location. The fourth theme is transformations in the knowledge economy, including growing income inequality and the role of knowledge in urban dynamics. This book will be of interest to the research communities in urban and regional economics and planning, regional science, transportation studies and the knowledge economy. With its emphasis on practical aspects, it will also be of interest to the policy community. This collection of original research chapters by international scholars addresses the complementary roles of transportation and knowledge and their spatial manifestations in modern urban and regional economies. The featured studies employ the most current and sophisticated technologies, while the authors add a strong element of practical application and policy implications in each chapter. The book is organized into four major themes. The first is infrastructure and economic growth, addressing the historical and contemporary economic impacts of rail, highway and transit infrastructure. The second theme, models for transportation planning and policy, includes methods for optimal toll setting and the effect of transport costs on interregional trade. The third theme, which is the spatial structure of cities, examines processes that drive and arise from urban form, including personal interaction, shopping, commuting and residential location. The fourth theme is transformations in the knowledge economy, including growing income inequality and the role of knowledge in urban dynamics. This book will be of interest to the research communities in urban and regional economics and planning, regional science, transportation studies and the knowledge economy. With its emphasis on practical aspects, it will also be of interest to the policy community.
Note:
Includes index.
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Contents: 1. Introduction / Kakuya Matsushima and William P. Anderson -- Part I: Transportation infrastructure and economic growth -- 2. Railways and regional growth, dispersion and concentration in Scandinavia during 150 years / Hans Westlund -- 3. Regional economic impacts of a transportation infrastructure project: the Herb Grey parkway / William P. Anderson, Hanna Maoh and Charles Burke -- 4. Modeling transportation in general equilibrium / Gautam Ray -- 5. Comparative assessment of public transportation infrastructure and regional economic development / Zhenhua Chen and Kingsley E. Haynes -- Part II: Models for transportation planning and policy -- 6. Second best toll pricing of highway taking account of maintenance costs / Shunsuke Segi and Kiyoshi Kobayashi -- 7. Armington elasticities in multi-regional trade for transport policy in Japan / Keisuke Sato and Atsushi Koike -- 8. Empirical analysis of transport cost for interregional trade / Yoko Konishi, Se-il Mun, Yoshihiko Nishiyama and Ji-eun Sung -- 9. Airport charges, infrastructure life cycle, and economic impact: a case study of Hong Kong / Yulai Wan and Anming Zhang -- Part III: Studies on the spatial structure of cities -- 10. Synergy effects of face-to-face interactions and urban spatial structure / Toshimori Otazawa and Yuki Ohira -- 11. Endogenous formation of urban structure with residential sorting / Kakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi Kobayashi -- 12. A discount point system and vitalization of a commercial district with small retail / Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Masamitsu Onishi -- 13. Personal purpose inter-regional travels: an integrator of historical inter-regional migrations / Makoto Okumura and Hiromichi Yamaguchi -- 14. A model of commuting and the economic milieu : an analysis using aggregated data for Sweden / Thomas Laitila, Marie Lundgren and Michael Olsson -- Part IV: Transformations in the knowledge economy -- 15. Internal and external knowledge and development in regions / åke E Andersson and Börje Johansson -- Dedication: Professor Kiyoshi Kobayashi / Kakuya Matsushima and Bill Anderson -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781785366055 (hardback)
Language:
English
Keywords:
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https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781785366055/9781785366055.xml
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