2007 年台灣高速鐵路系統的通車雖然將台灣運輸帶入新紀元，但在資源分配不均的現況下，以高雄為終點端的南部地區若沒 有一套完整的都市規劃措施，則可能會在高鐵形成的極化效果底下使資源更向北部地區偏移。因此如何將極化效果轉變為波及效果，善用高鐵所帶來的優勢，並進一步發展為成功的國際級都市，就必須要發揮整合區域發展的功能，發展並執行在既有基礎底下透過高速鐵路的加乘效果，結合在地特色並增加競爭優勢的有效策略。本研究參考相關研究理論模型與國外高速鐵路發展之現況，並配合高雄地區之環境特色與在地知識的文化系絡，提出太陽能源產業中心、亞洲文化體育中心、亞太航運啟動中心、觀光醫療發展中心等四項主要策略，期能作為後高鐵時代的高雄地區提出實質的發展方向。

If there are no completed and elaborated plans that related to the development of south area of Taiwan, especially in Kaohsiung, it is probably to take shape for polarization effects so that the resources will be moved to concentrate in north area of Taiwan apparently, when Taiwan high speed rail (THSR) began to service on 2007. Therefore, how to utilize the advantages and avoid the defects formed by THSR such as transferring polarization effects into trickling-down effects to make Kaohsiung a successful, international city is based on the functions of integrative regional development and strategies which connected with local knowledge and cultural context of south Taiwan. This study suggests four main strategies for developmental planning to keep and attract resource by HSR: solar energy industry center, Asia culture and sports center, Asia-Pacific aviation and logistic center, tourism and medical center. We referred to relative theories about the development of high speed rail and the operative practices of foreign countries, such as Shinkansen in Japan, TGV in France and ICE in Germany. Accordingly, these four strategies will be fitted the environmental features and cultural context of Kaohsiung area to develop an innovative and creative region of south Taiwan in the age of post-HSR.