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| Title: |
The regional impact of the channel tunnel: Qualitative and quantitative analysis |
| Author: |
Fayman, Sonia Metge, Pierre Spiekermann, Klaus Wegener, Michael Flowerdew, Tony Williams, Ian |
| Appeared in: |
European planning studies |
| Paging: | Volume 3 (1995) nr. 3 pages 333-356 |
| Year: |
1995-09 |
| Contents: |
The paper addresses the question of how different types of regions mill be affected by the development of a major new transport infrastructure such as the Channel Tunnel. It summarizes a study on the regional impacts of the Channel Tunnel throughout the European Union (EU). The research design combined qualitative methods of futures exploration employing 13 regional case studies with quantitative forecasting techniques using the MEPLAN transport and economic model. The paper presents the methodology and major results of the two approaches with respect to the impacts of the Channel Tunnel on transport flows and regional development in Europe and draws conclusions for transport and regional policy of the EU. The paper demonstrates that the removal of a bottleneck like the Channel Tunnel does not necessarily induce economic gains in all adjacent regions. Much more important for regional economic development than the reduction of transport costs are the image to be a region well integrated into the European high-speed transport network and an active political response of the region to take advantage of opportunities like the Channel Tunnel. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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