This book offers new insights into the wider socioeconomic impacts of high-speed rail (HSR). Over the past few decades, significant investments have been made in these systems around the world. The use of public funds for the construction of HSR offers a range of benefits, such as time savings, increased comfort, and reduced traffic congestion, as well as broader economic benefits, including the advancement of less developed regions.

These proceedings feature papers presented at the 4th International Workshop on the Socio-economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail. The focus is on impacts on the land-use system, competition vs. integration with alternative transport modes, investment, and evaluation. The book provides an overview of the current state of practice from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. As such, it is of interest to academics in transport economics and related fields, as well as professionals in the transport industry.

Dr. Francesca Pagliara is Associate Professor of Transport Engineering at the Polytechnic School and of Basic Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She is Author of several academic books in Italian and English and of more than 100 papers. She is Co-Editor of two books published by Springer and Author of one book published by Springer. Her main research areas are the wider socio-economic impacts of high-speed rail systems, public participation in transport decision-making, transit-oriented development policies, and integrated land-use/transport models.