Megacities and High Speed Rail systems: which comes first?
A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. The number of megacities is increasing worldwide. In most agglomerations and megacities, urban planning and public infrastructure can guide the urban development in order to achieve a proper...
Main Authors: | Pagliara, Francesca, de Abreu e Silva, Joao, Sussman, Joseph M., Stein, Naomi |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | en_US |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102922 |
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