Does High-Speed Rail Influence Urban Dynamics and Land Pricing?

Panrawee Rungskunroch, Yuwen Yang and Sakdirat Kaewunruen
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Panrawee Rungskunroch: School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Yuwen Yang: School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Sakdirat Kaewunruen: School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: At present, many countries around the world have significantly invested in sustainable transportation systems, especially for high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructures, since they are believed to improve economies, and regenerate regional and business growth. In this study, we focus on economic growth, dynamic land use, and urban mobility. The emphasis is placed on testing a hypothesis about whether HSRs can enable socio-economic development. Real case studies using big data from large cities in China, namely Shanghai province and Minhang districts, are taken into account. Socio-technical information such as employment rate, property pricing, and agglomeration in the country’s economy is collected from the China Statistics Bureau and the China Academy of Railway Sciences for analyses. This research aims to re-examine practical factors resulting from HSR’s impact on urban areas by using ANOVA analysis and dummy variable regression to analyse urban dynamics and property pricing. In addition, this study enhances the prediction outcomes that lead to urban planning strategies for the business area. The results reveal that there are various effects (i.e., regional accessibility, city development plans, and so on) required to enable the success of HSR infrastructure in order to enrich urban dynamics and land pricing. This paper also highlights critical perspectives towards sustainability, which are vital to social and economic impacts. In addition, this study provides crucial perspectives on sustainable developments for future HSR projects.

Keywords: high-speed rail; urban dynamic; land price; city development; sustainable development; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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