摘要: |
Bundling or converging infrastructure has been the leading principle for locating infrastructure since the mid seventies. It is assumed to offer certain advantages, such as a restriction of severance, consumption of free space and environmental hindrance. However, the concept of converging infrastructure has not always found its way to practice. In the Netherlands, less than 20% of the roadways and motorways are converged with any other type of major infrastructure. Even in new projects, a non-bundled location alternative is sometimes being preferred. A typical example is the High-Speed-Rail Project. This difference between theory and practice has been the direct inducement for this research. |