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dc.contributor.authorLeung, Abraham
dc.contributor.authorTanko, Michael
dc.contributor.authorBurke, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorShui, CS
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-22T06:29:50Z
dc.date.available2018-03-22T06:29:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1715-2593
dc.identifier.doi10.24043/isj.24
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/372023
dc.description.abstractHong Kong has numerous outlying islands that are relatively underdeveloped due to isolation from the urban core and are dependent on ferries. Concurrently, the Hong Kong Government has expressed a desire for outlying islands to be places for urban expansion and has proposed building more bridges, tunnels, and reclaimed land. Development of these fixed links may transform the outlying island communities’ current ways of life. Ferry operators struggle to maintain efficient operation, fleet investments, improved services, and attract passengers while competing with fixed link transport modes. Urban ferry transport has been resurgent in parts of Europe, North America, and Australia, but not Hong Kong. This paper identifies a new typology of island communities according to connectivity based on available transport links. Using census and ferry statistics, the socioeconomic development of island communities is analysed. The transport problems faced by outlying islands are further conceptualised, and possible scenarios for socially sustainable island futures are proposed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUniversity of Prince Edward Island
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom61
dc.relation.ispartofpageto82
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalIsland Studies Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPhysical geography and environmental geoscience
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTransport planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban analysis and development
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman geography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3709
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3801
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4406
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3708
dc.titleBridges, tunnels, and ferries: connectivity, transport, and the future of Hong Kong's outlying islands
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Cities Research Institute
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorBurke, Matthew I.
gro.griffith.authorLeung, Abraham C.


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