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Article

Modeling the Mutual Enhancement of Regional Economy and Personal Quality of Life (QOL): A Case Study on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in India

by
Shuji Sugimori
1,*,
Yoshitsugu Hayashi
2,
Tsuyoshi Takano
3,
Hiroyoshi Morita
3,
Hiroyuki Takeshita
2,
K. V. Krishna Rao
4 and
Tomohiko Isobe
1
1
Department of Constructional Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan
2
Center for Sustainable Development and Global Smart City, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Japan
3
Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., Nagoya 451-0045, Japan
4
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400-076, India
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Future Transp. 2022, 2(4), 828-845; https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2040046
Submission received: 5 August 2022 / Revised: 29 September 2022 / Accepted: 2 October 2022 / Published: 9 October 2022
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Abstract

Among the various effects of high-speed rail (HSR), a direct benefit to users has been measured as an increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) by the conventional cost–benefit analysis (CBA), which was institutionalized in the U.K. In recent years, the importance of capturing indirect benefits to non-users has also been broadly discussed. The indirect benefits of HSR can mainly be classified into two perspectives: regional economy and personal quality of life (QOL). In this study, we modeled the mutual enhancement between those effects and analyzed the indirect benefits of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail (MAHSR), which is currently under construction as the first HSR in India, an emerging country with a rapidly growing economy. The indirect benefit to the regional economy along the MAHSR corridor was estimated by industry and by zone. Additionally, the indirect benefit on personal QOL by individuals’ attributes and by zone through the mutual enhancement with the regional economy was also estimated. The personal QOL tends to show greater effects in the middle cities than those in the two metropolitan areas of Mumbai and Ahmedabad. This method can evaluate interregional disparity by identifying the differences in benefits by person, according to age, income, etc., which cannot be evaluated based on a mass measure, e.g., GDP, in the conventional CBA.
Keywords: high-speed rail; regional economy; quality of life (QOL); accessibility; India high-speed rail; regional economy; quality of life (QOL); accessibility; India

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Sugimori, S.; Hayashi, Y.; Takano, T.; Morita, H.; Takeshita, H.; Rao, K.V.K.; Isobe, T. Modeling the Mutual Enhancement of Regional Economy and Personal Quality of Life (QOL): A Case Study on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in India. Future Transp. 2022, 2, 828-845. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2040046

AMA Style

Sugimori S, Hayashi Y, Takano T, Morita H, Takeshita H, Rao KVK, Isobe T. Modeling the Mutual Enhancement of Regional Economy and Personal Quality of Life (QOL): A Case Study on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in India. Future Transportation. 2022; 2(4):828-845. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2040046

Chicago/Turabian Style

Sugimori, Shuji, Yoshitsugu Hayashi, Tsuyoshi Takano, Hiroyoshi Morita, Hiroyuki Takeshita, K. V. Krishna Rao, and Tomohiko Isobe. 2022. "Modeling the Mutual Enhancement of Regional Economy and Personal Quality of Life (QOL): A Case Study on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in India" Future Transportation 2, no. 4: 828-845. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2040046

APA Style

Sugimori, S., Hayashi, Y., Takano, T., Morita, H., Takeshita, H., Rao, K. V. K., & Isobe, T. (2022). Modeling the Mutual Enhancement of Regional Economy and Personal Quality of Life (QOL): A Case Study on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in India. Future Transportation, 2(4), 828-845. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2040046

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