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Title: Modelo morfológico de crecimiento urbano inducido por la infraestructura ferroviaria. Estudio de caso en 25 ciudades catalanas
Other Titles: Morphologic model of urban growth induced by the railway system infrastructure. Case study for 25 catalan cities
Author: Alvarez-Palau, Eduard J.  
Hernández Asensi, Mireia
Tort Aymerich, Anna
Others: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Citation: Alvarez Palau, E.J., Hernández Asensi, M. & Tort Aymerich, A. (2016). Modelo morfológico de crecimiento urbano inducido por la infraestructura ferroviaria. Estudio de caso en 25 ciudades catalanas. Scripta Nova: Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales, 20(), 1-38. doi: 10.1344/sn2016.20.15789
Abstract: Since the XIX Century, Catalan cities have undergone the biggest growth in history regarding their population and urban extension. Transportation systems have contributed to such growth, making the cities more accessible, but at the same time morphologically determining the growth of the urban fabric. In order to demonstrate this, historical maps, urban plans, and socio-economic data of the 25 Catalan cities are analyzed. Obtaining a cartographic reconstruction of the undergone evolution using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which allow us to compare different time periods. From the comparison, growth patterns are established relating cities with the railroad infrastructure, and which can be grouped together forming a theoretical model. The model proposed consists of six stages. The most representative ones show the attraction that the railroad station exerts over the city, the barrier effect caused by the railway system, as well as the projects of urban railroad systems improvement and integration.
Keywords: model
city
railway
morphology
barrier effect
DOI: 10.1344/sn2016.20.15789
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: Jan-2016
Publication license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/  
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