Dirt Roads vs. High Speed Train: Opinion Towards ROI Value of Thailand’s Transportation Infrastructure Development
This research is a qualitative based study by using data gleaned from documentary analysis and indepth interviews of 10 potential stakeholders were involved in the proposed high-speed train project in Thailand. Many perspectives from key informants revealed that this project would bring Thailand sus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CAPORCI
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research |
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| Online Access: | http://kpubs.org/article/articleMain.kpubs?articleANo=ORJSBL_2015_v3n1_22 |
| Summary: | This research is a qualitative based study by using data gleaned from documentary analysis and indepth interviews of 10 potential stakeholders were involved in the proposed high-speed train project in Thailand. Many perspectives from key informants revealed that this project would bring Thailand sustainable development in the future due to the fact that it is supposed to be an environmentally friendly mode of transportation and timesaving for passengers. Key informants who tend to have negative opinions towards the project feel apprehension due to the huge monetary investment during a time of monetary crisis. However, there was one complaint that the high-speed train is harmful to the environment surrounding the proposed area of this project. Several key informants agreed that ticket fares must be in between the cost of a bus ticket and airfare. |
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| ISSN: | 2288-6168 |