A key mechanism of station area development,
discussed in Section 5, is the balance between node and
place features. Even though this field of forces has
recognizable effects on property prices and urban
quality of the station area, it is just one factor among
several characteristics of the local context. The latter
also include the size and trends of the regional economy,
the regional and local accessibility features of the
station area, and the physical and functional conditions
of the immediate surroundings of the station. All of
these have an impact on the development of the station
area. Furthermore, the institutional complexity, and the
related complexity of the decision-making and devel-
opment implementation processes, must also be taken
into account and dealt with.
Even though for the sake of clarity we discussed the
effects on urban development on different levels
separately, the actual effects are multilevel. Effects at
all levels interact with and influence each other. On the
ground, the effects on the urban level cannot be isolated
from the effects at station area level. The redistribution
of development opportunities at the regional level both
sets conditions for and is affected by effects at the urban
and station area level. A multilevel perspective seems
thus an important condition for understanding the
complexity of HSR effects on urban development. This
is something to keep in mind when discussing the
potential effects of HSR on the development of Chinese
cities. Also important is the observation that the urban
development effects of HSR show a great sensitivity to
the characteristics of the different contexts. The debates
and controversies around HSR can only be fully
understood when the specific national and regional
contexts are taken into account. For example, the very
different context of urban development in the USA –
including lower population densities, suburban disper-
sion, functional and cultural domination of car travel -
means that the effects of HSR are likely to unfold
differently there from the cases discussed in the
previous sections (Ryder, 2012). When discussing the
potential effects of HSR on urban development in
China, we also must also take into account the specific
features of Chinese urban development and its broader
context, and its similarities and differences from the
cases analyzed in the literature so far.
A key mechanism of station area development,discussed in Section 5, is the balance between node andplace features. Even though this field of forces hasrecognizable effects on property prices and urbanquality of the station area, it is just one factor amongseveral characteristics of the local context. The latteralso include the size and trends of the regional economy,the regional and local accessibility features of thestation area, and the physical and functional conditionsof the immediate surroundings of the station. All ofthese have an impact on the development of the stationarea. Furthermore, the institutional complexity, and therelated complexity of the decision-making and devel-opment implementation processes, must also be takeninto account and dealt with.Even though for the sake of clarity we discussed theeffects on urban development on different levelsseparately, the actual effects are multilevel. Effects atall levels interact with and influence each other. On theground, the effects on the urban level cannot be isolatedfrom the effects at station area level. The redistributionof development opportunities at the regional level bothsets conditions for and is affected by effects at the urbanand station area level. A multilevel perspective seemsthus an important condition for understanding thecomplexity of HSR effects on urban development. Thisis something to keep in mind when discussing thepotential effects of HSR on the development of Chinesecities. Also important is the observation that the urbandevelopment effects of HSR show a great sensitivity tothe characteristics of the different contexts. The debatesand controversies around HSR can only be fullyunderstood when the specific national and regionalcontexts are taken into account. For example, the verydifferent context of urban development in the USA –including lower population densities, suburban disper-sion, functional and cultural domination of car travel -means that the effects of HSR are likely to unfolddifferently there from the cases discussed in theprevious sections (Ryder, 2012). When discussing thepotential effects of HSR on urban development inChina, we also must also take into account the specificfeatures of Chinese urban development and its broadercontext, and its similarities and differences from thecases analyzed in the literature so far.
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