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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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