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The Impact of High-Speed Rail On The Trajectories of Shrinking Cities The Case of The Extension of The Shinkansen Network in Northern Japan by hendramelanton is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This paper examines the impact of high-speed rail (HSR) on the trajectories of shrinking cities in northern Japan, specifically the extension of the Shinkansen network to five municipalities in Iwate and Aomori prefectures. While some depopulation decelerated, the findings indicate that HSR did not reverse shrinkage, primarily enhancing accessibility but unevenly across regions. The study suggests that instead of uniformly improving socio-economic conditions, the Shinkansen may have reinforced existing core
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