Handbook on Transport in Asia

Edited by Sylvia Y. He ()

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this comprehensive Handbook, Sylvia He brings together an array of leading experts to discuss key research areas and themes prevalent in the study of the transport sector in Asia, including urbanisation, mobility and accessibility, land use planning, low-carbon technologies, the application of big data and the challenges of creating sustainable and inclusive transport systems. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

Keywords: Transport Challenges In Asia; Transport Practices In Asia; Transportation Policy And Planning; Emerging Transport; Low-Carbon Transport; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035309238
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Transport in Asia

Sylvia Y. He

Ch 2 High-speed rail development in Japan

Ayushman Bhatt, Hironori Kato and Fumio Kurosaki

Ch 3 Recovery from COVID-19 and air transportation in the ASEAN+3 region

Xiaoqian Sun, Sebastian Wandelt and Anming Zhang

Ch 4 Walkable City initiatives: the case of Seoul, Korea

Sugie Lee

Ch 5 Spatial travel patterns of different transit modes in Beijing: a geo-visual analysis

Sui Tao, Mengmeng Zhang and Qianliang Jiang

Ch 6 Crowdsourcing for public response and communications during unplanned transit network disruptions: a case study in China

Shuli Luo, Graham Currie and Xiao Fu

Ch 7 Dockless bike-sharing in China: making the bus more quickly and smartly connected

Yuanyuan Guo

Ch 8 Planning for electric vehicle infrastructures in Singapore: an integrated approach

Qiaowen Bai, Wei Zhou and Ghim Ping Ong

Ch 9 Development and deployment of connected and automated vehicles in a Chinese city

Sicheng Wang, Hanchu Zhou, Guannan Zou, Jiang Xu and Calvin King Lam Chung

Ch 10 The development of ferry services in Hong Kong and its impacts on urban and regional areas

Yui-yip Lau, Adolf K. Y. Ng and Ka-chai Tam

Ch 11 Policy instruments for sustainable urban transport in Singapore

Fangzhou Dai, Xueli Liu and Mi Diao

Ch 12 Emerging mobilities and sustainable transport policy directions in Hong Kong

Sylvia Y. He, Ka Kit Sun, Bhuvanachithra Chidambaram, Clement Ho and Kathy Lo

Ch 13 Smart mobility in India

Chandrima Mukhopadhyay

Ch 14 Advancing transport financing through service contracting: an exploratory study in the Philippines

Varsolo Sunio, Sandy Mae Gaspay, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano and Alexis Fillone

Ch 15 Built environment and walking activity in Yokohama City, Japan

Kimihiro Hino

Ch 16 Improving walkability: a critical review of pedestrianization in the Philippines

Crispin Emmanuel D. Diaz

Ch 17 A reflection on inverted U-curve theory using empirical evidence of transit-induced gentrification from Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Tokyo

Jen-Jia Lin and Huei-Yin Wang

Ch 18 Accessibility and property values in Hong Kong

Christopher D. Higgins, Jin Murakami and Sylvia Y. He

Ch 19 The development nexus of high-speed rail station areas and local cities in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Lei Wang, Xiaoran Zhang, Ning Xu and Sheng Wei

Ch 20 Examining how transit agencies adapt land value capture in mainland China, 1992–2023: the case of the Guangzhou Metro Group Company

Xinjian Li and Peter E. D. Love

Ch 21 Are Singapore's new towns self-contained? An examination based on post-COVID-19 public transport smart card data

Yuting Hou, Jiemin Zheng, Xize Wang and Sylvia Y. He

Ch 22 Social equity in transport planning: a future agenda for social transformation across China

Pengjun Zhao, Hanzi Yang and Mengqiu Cao

Ch 23 Towards a just and equitable transportation system: a research agenda for South Asia

Shaila Jamal and K. Bruce Newbold

Ch 24 Transportation inequalities and access to transportation among women and people with disabilities in Indonesia

Fikriyah Winata, Denissa Purba and Julie Cidell

Ch 25 First steps to independent travel for children in Japan

E. Owen D. Waygood, Satoshi Nakao and Ayako Taniguchi

Ch 26 Road safety in Israel: an examination of priority interventions on the national road network toward Vision Zero

Victoria Gitelman

Ch 27 Urban road traffic, public health, and urban quality of life: the case of Iran

Haidar Nadrian and Kamyar Pirehbabi

Ch 28 Conclusion: pivotal themes in Asia's transport and future directions

Sylvia Y. He

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