SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, LAND USE AND TRAVEL PATTERNS: DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION OF NEW TOWNS IN HONG KONG
The total land area under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is small, comprising only 115,000 hectares. Despite Hong Kong's small size, the topography is varied and rugged because it is largely comprised of folded mountains. Less than 15% of the land is developed because of the terrain. Land reclamation schemes began in the mid-19th century and continue to be an important means of acquiring new land for urban development. Hong Kong has an extensive network of roads in the New Territories, in Kowloon, and on Hong Kong Island. Public transport includes buses, mini-buses, and taxis. The road network is supplemented by rail transit. This paper describes land use, environmental, and transportation development issues relating to the Hong Kong New Towns Program.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Lo, S C
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Conference:
- Urban Public Transportation Systems. Proceedings of the First International Conference
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Date: 1999-3-21 to 1999-3-25
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 239-249
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Conferences; Land use planning; Metropolitan areas; Public transit; Regional transportation; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban growth; Urban transportation
- Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797701
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0784404984
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 25 2000 12:00AM