Sustainable urbanization using high speed rail (HSR) in Karnataka, India

摘要: Abstract Considering the present trends of urbanization and motorization in India, there is an urgent need for integration, revitalization renewal smaller towns cities to make urban areas India more sustainable. Unless our regional space reorganized upgrade development integrate them with each other larger cities, process will become unsustainable. It argued that High Speed Rail (HSR) can play a role achieving this balanced sustainable opening up opportunities growth across wider, inter-connected, region, benefit taking pressure absorb additional burgeoning populations. This paper case current Indian context, patterns mega-city are unsustainable, HSR important providing medium size through their interconnections. begins by highlighting railways have played countries, noting merely economic analysis costs benefits generally underestimated contributions development. then provides introduction its potential impact general, before applying example State Karnataka South India.