Promotion Effects of High-Speed Rail on Urban Development: Evidence from Three Lines in China

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 14; no. 18; p. 8571
• Main Author: Chen, Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2024
• Subjects: advantage index; Agglomeration; Analysis; Area planning & development; China; Construction; Economic development; Economic growth; Entrepreneurs; High speed rail; High speed trains; Land use; Local government; Passenger rail services; Population decline; promotion effect; Regions; Tourism; Urban development; China; Beijing China; Asia; Japan

Amid the vigorous development of the high-speed rail (HSR) network, local governments in China generally consider the construction of HSR as a crucial task in their regional development strategies. Currently, most provincial capitals and prefecture-level cities in the eastern and central regions of...