Disused railway lines in Andalusia. A diagnostic as traffic-free routes
Keywords:
Abandoned railway, rail trail, greenway, cycle lane, regional development, ecotourism, heritage railway.
Abstract
Railway lines that are no longer in use have an opportunity to be converted into alternative trafficfree routes -footpaths, cycle lanes...-, as a part of the regional development policy and the support of a sustainable way of tourism. In this paper we identify such former railways lines in Andalusia, and then we analyse the suitability for public use (conditions for the transit and accessibility to urban areas and transport networks). The environmental quality and the surrounding landscape features are also analysed. As a result, we obtain a characterization of each railway line according to the potentiality to be used as a rail trail. Finally, this diagnostic should guide the judgements in the public decision making, within the context of greenway promotion and planning.Downloads
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Published
2014-11-13
How to Cite
Garcia Martín M. (2014). Disused railway lines in Andalusia. A diagnostic as traffic-free routes. Observatorio Medioambiental, 17, 299-324. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_OBMD.2014.v17.47195
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Estudios e investigaciones
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