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Keynote Speech

4 December 2018
Discover why cities are important in solving climate change challenge and in the global climate policy arena.

An Experiment for Urban Energy Autonomy in Seoul: The One 'Less Nuclear Power Plant Policy'

4 December 2018
Seoul alone consumed 10.3% of the total national energy output while producing 2.95%. To reverse this trend, Seoul implemented the experiment, One Less Nuclear Power Plant Policy (OLNPPP).

Health Impact Assessment for Healthy Cities

21 November 2018
With rapid urbanization, changing demographics, increasing communicable diseases including pandemic threats and the impact of climate change, it is becoming clear that cities as centers of living and working need to provide healthier conditions for their populations. Countries are implementing…

Railway Express between China and EU: New Model of International Transportation or Traditional tool of Economic Growth?

15 November 2018
China Railway Express (CRE) emerged in 2011 as a means of logistics between the People’s Republic of China and the European Union. This presentation describes CRE, its stages of development, challenges, business model, future, and the motivation of the three players behind its operation.

Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Some Evidence from Europe and China

15 November 2018
In recent years, there has been an increasing move toward appraising the impacts of transport investments beyond the direct user benefits and costs. This presentation reviews the arguments in favor of measuring such impacts, the progress made in implementing such impacts in the appraisal, and the…

High-Speed Rail as a New Mode of Intercity Passenger Transportation

15 November 2018
This presentation reviews the rapid progress of high-speed rail (HSR) construction and its successful competition with cars and air travel on distances between 100 and 1,200 km. More than 20 countries have built or are building HSR lines, but the United States is not among the leaders in HSR…

How has High-Speed Rail Improved Quality of Life in People’s Republic of China?

15 November 2018
The high-speed railway (HSR) has no doubt shortened significantly the time of mobility in the People’s Republic of China. This presentation examines the spillover effects of HSR in the PRC, particularly its economic, social, and well-being effects.

High-Speed Rail in the People’s Republic of China

14 November 2018
Instead of constructing one costly, huge, station in suburban areas, the People’s Repubic of China is building multiple stations close to city centers will greatly reduce the access/egress time, thereby making high-speed rails travel more efficient.

Riding on the New Silk Road: Quantifying the Welfare Gains from High-Speed Railways

14 November 2018
This presentation looks into the aggregate and distributional impacts of High-Speed Railways (HSR) in an economy with producer–supplier linkages. The HSR connection generates productivity gains by improving the efficiency of firm-to-firm matching and leading firms to search for more and better…

High-Speed Railway's Effect on Urban Spatial Correlation

14 November 2018
High-speed railway (HSR) is recognized as one of the most important modes of transport and has increasingly been given priority in regional development. A better understanding of the HSR’s effect on urban spatial correlation is important for optimizing the layout of the HSR system and promoting the…