Overview
- Studies the evolution of railway transportation in South Asia
- Offers various country studies
- Highlights the impacts of these infrastructure projects on regional and urban development
Part of the book series: Contemporary South Asian Studies (CSAS)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Chronological Evolution of Railway Transport System
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Railway Transportation: Economy, Urbanization and Develop-ment
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Passengers Mobility and Passengers’ Perception on Railway Transport System
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Railway Transport System: Future Planning and Policy Perspec-tive
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About this book
This book discusses policy instruments for sustainable infrastructure developments. Railways are one of the most important developmental instruments of a region, province, or country. They play a crucial role in economic development, urban growth, urban mobility, regional susceptibility, market integration, and world trade. Railways are an integral part of regional and urban development, both in terms of freight and passenger transport.
By offering case studies from various regions and cities in South Asia, this book examines the evolution of railway transportation and the impact of these infrastructure projects on regional and urban development. It examines the interactions between evolving infrastructures and competing demands and considers the negative and positive externalities of railway transportation for people, places, and locations. The contributions analyze issues such as network infrastructure planning and technological development, passenger mobility andsatisfaction, vulnerability to environmental impacts, and cross-border trade.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Saptarshi Mitra is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography and Disaster Management of the University of Tripura in Agartala, India, Coordinator of the Regional Planning and Urban & Rural Development Laboratory, and Researcher on projects in the field of planning and development.
Sumana Bandyopadhyay is Professor at the Department of Geography of University of Calcutta in India, specialized in Urban Geography, Regional and Environmental Planning. She is presently the President of the Indian Regional Science Association. Her present research areas are urban public space, neoliberal urban transformations, ecological resilience and urban heritage. Her publications are largely in the field of urban studies.
Stabak Roy works as Doctoral Researcher at the Regional Planning and Urban & Rural Development Laboratory, Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Tripura University, India. Mr. Roy conducts research on Railway Geography, Railway Infrastructure Planning and Management, and Transport Planning and Tourism.
Tomaz P. Dentinho is Professor of Regional, Environmental and Agriculture Economics at the University of Azores, Portugal, and is Director of the Regional Cooperation Research Programme at the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), a Brussels based think tank. Dr. Dentinho is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Regional Science Policy and Practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Railway Transportation in South Asia
Book Subtitle: Infrastructure Planning, Regional Development and Economic Impacts
Editors: Saptarshi Mitra, Sumana Bandyopadhyay, Stabak Roy, Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
Series Title: Contemporary South Asian Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76878-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76877-5Published: 21 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76880-5Published: 22 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76878-2Published: 20 August 2021
Series ISSN: 2509-4173
Series E-ISSN: 2509-4181
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 324
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Geography, general, Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering, Economic Growth