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On the Wider Economic Impacts of Transport Projects
Date: 25 APR 2012 (WED) Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Venue: Kwan Fong Lecture Theatre, Room 223, 2/F Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Professor Roger Vickerman Professor of European Economics The University of Kent, Belgium Roger Vickerman is Dean of the University of Kent’s, Brussels Campus. He is also Professor of European…
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Centenary Transport Lecture The Trilogy of Distance, Speed and Time
Date: 22 MAR 2012 (THU) Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:There is at least a popular belief that major transport infrastructure projects give rise to benefits which are not captured in conventional investment appraisal. The building of a metro network, a major airport or a…
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Major Problems in Planning and Developing Intercity High-speed Railways in China
Date: 02 MAR 2012 (FRI) Speakers:
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Motorization and Vehicle Purchase Behavior in China
Date: 10 FEB 2012 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building , The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Motorization is the transition from non-motorized travel means (e.g., walk) to motorized travel means (e.g., car). China, as the most populous country in the world, has started the motorization process, and its…
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Beijing Transport After the Olympics
Date: 10 NOV 2011 (THU) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 9, Library Extension, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Duan Li-ren Professor of Chang’An University Professor Duan Li-ren is currently Professor in Transportation in Chang’An University in Xian. Before his retirement, he was Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of Traffic Management in Beijing. He has…
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Community Engagement and Transport Planning : A Practitioner’s Perspective
Date: 08 APR 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:In Hong Kong, the use of community engagement (CE) models is gaining popularity as a means of helping secure public feedback to facilitate project implementation. The speaker will share his experience on how…
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Using Strategy Maps to Achieve Corporate Goals in Transport Companies: the Cases of MTRC and HWL
Date: 11 MAR 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Many companies are facing keen competitions in the globalized business environment. Transport and logistics firms are of no exception. How to be successful in the new decade is what these organizations are looking…
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Let the Bullet Trains Fly – the Impacts of High-speed Train on Chinese Cities
Date: 28 JAN 2011 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 222, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This seminar presents some progress made in the early stage of our research project about the impacts of high-speed railways (HSR) on urban spatial dynamics in China. The presentation has four parts. The…
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Value Added Gateway and Global Supply Chain: Transforming North America Intermodal Transport
Date: 25 JAN 2011 (TUE) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 211, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Prof. Claude Comtois Department of Geography Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation Claude Comtois is professor of geography at Montreal University, Canada. He has a degree in political science, a M.Sc.…
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Road Safety of Inter-urban Highways in China
Date: 08 OCT 2010 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room 211, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:Inter-urban highways are main roads connecting cities and towns. The current national standard of China defines inter-urban highways under five classes, namely Expressways and Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 highways. Of these,…