Transit-Oriented Development in China: A Comparative Content Analysis of the Spatial Plans of High-Speed Railway Station Areas

With rapid high-speed railway (HSR) developments in China, HSR-based transit-oriented development (TOD) has proliferated across the country. Although local governments claim that HSR station areas are planned according to TOD principles, some scholars argue that these station areas actually contribute to unsustainable development. This study...

Stationshus: A Scandinavian influenced approach and design for a strategic multi-modal intervention in Rotterdam South

Rotterdam South the largest problematic neighbourhood in the Netherlands and deals with large social and spatial problems. With the development of a Stationshus a large intervention is made, that connects the area to the national Intercity railway network and that at the same time forms a new centre for Rotterdam South, that connects the...

Integration Across Railway: Integrate the Backside Surrounding of Xi'an Central Station to the City as a Whole and Towards the Historic Urban Center

The aim of this thesis is to improve the central station area in Xi'an, China, by crossing the barrier of railway, the busy road and the city wall, to connect the two sides that having specific identities in different parts.

Reconcile railway with city

Integrate Schiedam Centrum Railway Station and its surroundings into local urban context with a view to the Transit-Oriented Development strategy