scholarly journals Industrial Specialization or Diversity? How High-Speed Rail Fosters Japan’s Regional Agglomeration Economy

Author(s):  
Jetpan Wetwitoo
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Alexander L. Kamenkov

Aim: Identification of the degree of influence of high-speed lines on industrial specialization. Methods: This paper examines the relationship between high-speed rail and the agglomeration economy. A literature review of the most popular points of view on the economy of agglomerations is carried out. The main task is to answer whether HSR contributes to the development of industrial uniformity or industrial diversification. The work will show a model for calculating the specialization index, and also, assess the degree of influence of distance from the high-speed rail on the specialization of the city. Results: Three options for the location of cities and the industrial specialization of these cities were identified: right next to the HSR diversified; at a distance of 270 km from HSR uniform; at a distance of more than 500 km from HSR diversified. Conclusion: It is revealed that the single dominant industry receives the greatest benefit from agglomerations. Also-in this paper, the possibility of more effective orientation of the private sector by the state government is justified.


CICTP 2020 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Shi ◽  
Qiyuan Peng ◽  
Ling Liu

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-530
Author(s):  
Massimo Zucchetti1,2 ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Bracaglia ◽  
Tiziana D'Alfonso ◽  
Alberto Nastasi ◽  
Dian Sheng ◽  
Yulai Wan ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-397
Author(s):  
Chunyang Wang

This paper measures the spatial evolution of urban agglomerations to understand be er the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) construction, based on panel data from fi ve major urban agglomerations in China for the period 2004–2015. It is found that there are signi ficant regional diff erences of HSR impacts. The construction of HSR has promoted population and economic diff usion in two advanced urban agglomerations, namely the Yang e River Delta and Pearl River Delta, while promoting population and economic concentration in two relatively less advanced urban agglomerations, e.g. the middle reaches of the Yang e River and Chengdu–Chongqing. In terms of city size, HSR promotes the economic proliferation of large cities and the economic concentration of small and medium-sized cities along its routes. HSR networking has provided a new impetus for restructuring urban spatial systems. Every region should optimize the industrial division with strategic functions of urban agglomeration according to local conditions and accelerate the construction of inter-city intra-regional transport network to maximize the eff ects of high-speed rail across a large regional territory.


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