HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to highlight enlightening topics for discussion. In addition, Japan's plan of a new high speed rail technology namely MAGLEV was breifly presented and its likely impact on accessibilities was discussed.

High Speed Rail and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

This presentation illustrated the likely impacts of high-speed rail projects on spatial development in Europe based on the ESPON project ET2050 (Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe) conducted in 2011-2014. The objective of the ESPON project was to develop a vision of the spatial structure of Europe based on scientific evidence by a large team of researchers of different European countries.

ADBI-WCTRS Third Webinar on High Speed Rail (HSR): HSR and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

This ADBI-World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS) webinar featured Prof. Michael Wegener, Professor (retired) and former Director of the Institute of Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, Germany. Prof. Wegener examined the impacts of high-speed rail (HSR) on spatial development in Europe by 2050, based on a project work by the European Spatial Planning Observation Network. He also illustrated the findings from the modeliing of HSR’s effects on economic growth, equality, and energy consumption. Prof.

Rolf Moeckel

Rolf Moeckel is Rudolf Mößbauer Professor at the Technical University of Munich (Germany) since 2015. He is the chair of the SIG F1: “Transport and Spatial Development” of the World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), and the co-chair of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Travel Forecasting Resources (ADB 45). His past work experiences include working at a consulting firm- Parsons Brinckerhoff in the USA (2007- 2013), and conducting research as a PostDoc at the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, USA (2013- 2015).

Masanobu Kii

Masanobu Kii is Associte Professor of Urban and Transportation Planning in the Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University in Japan. He is the co-chair of the SIG F1: “Transport and Spatial Development” of the World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), and has worked at the Institute for Transport Policy Studies (2000-2003), the Japan Automobile Research Institute (2004-2008), and the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (2008-2009), before joining Kagawa University in 2009.