How Big Are the Environmental Benefits of High-Speed Rail? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of High-Speed Rail Replacing Automobile Travel in the Georgetown-San Antonio Corridor

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Kevin M.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTajalli, Hassan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFields, Willard
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGallini, Jared
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T16:36:11Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:14:11Z
dc.date.issued2011-10
dc.descriptionAn Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2011.
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the environmental impact of a high-speed rail network operating in the Georgetown-San Antonio corridor. Methods: This research uses a cost-benefit analysis methodology in order to determine whether high-speed rail will reduce the annual carbon dioxide levels produced by automobiles in the Georgetown-San Antonio corridor. The data used for this study derive from existing published studies. The study then compares five types of high-speed rail technologies that are planned for use in the United States to determine which option has the lowest annual output of CO2 during operation. Results: The results show that high-speed rail significantly reduces annual carbon dioxide levels within the corridor due to the cancelling out of annual automobile trips in the Georgetown-San Antonio corridor. The German Intercity Express (ICE) is found to be the appropriate high-speed rail technology to have operating in the corridor, in producing the lowest annual emission cost of carbon dioxide of the five high-speed rail technologies. Conclusion: Operation of a German Intercity Express (ICE) high-speed rail network would benefit communities in the Georgetown-San Antonio corridor by reducing the annual amount of automobile carbon dioxide emissions.
dc.description.departmentPublic Administration
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dc.format.extent92 pages
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dc.identifier.citationScott, K. (2011). How big are the environmental benefits of high-speed rail? A cost-benefit analysis of high-speed rail replacing automobile travel in the Georgetown-San Antonio corridor. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/3531
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectcost-benefit
dc.subjecthigh-speed rail
dc.subjectenvironmental
dc.titleHow Big Are the Environmental Benefits of High-Speed Rail? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of High-Speed Rail Replacing Automobile Travel in the Georgetown-San Antonio Corridor
dc.typeApplied Research Project

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