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The advent and development of railways during the 19th century not only contributed to industrialization and urbanization, but transformed relations of space and time, altering long held perceptions and experiences of distance and geography. The construction of railway networks linking stations and facilities in various cities has shaped the organization of many territories, with results that still influence modern life and pose questions that have relevance today. How were these networks designed and how were such decisions of territorial and urban planning made? How were debates framed and resolved among the various interested parties (such as financial investors, technical specialists, entrepreneurs, political representatives and local interest groups) concerned with the development of urban railways? How did the specific requirements of individual cities impact upon the design and realization of these networks? This volume examines such questions from a variety of standpoints.On one level it looks at the theoretical or "visionary" models developed in response to the development of railways, exploring themes of network theory, town planning, architectural design and social concepts of the city. As well as engaging with these wider theoretical models, each contribution also takes a specific city and examines the local consequences of the ways in which such models were implemented. By utilizing diverse and multi-layered ways of considering such issues, this volume provides an insight into the complex issues of railway development and urban history.
Contents
Part I Line, region, city-systemcities in 19th century Germany - some case studies, Ralf Roth; cities and railways in the Netherlands between 1830 and 1860, Henk Schmal; railways, towns and villages in Transylvania (Romania) - impact of the railways on urban and rural morphology, Michel Tanase; the advent of transport and aspects of urban modernization in the Levant during the 19th century, Vilma Hastaoglou-Martinidis; the impact of the Trans-Siberian Railway on architecture and urban planning of Siberian cities, Ivan V. Nevzgodine; Portuguese cities and railways in the 19th and 20th century, Magda Pinheiro; downtown by the train - the impact of railways on Italian cities in the 19th century - case studies, Andrea Giuntini. Part II The metropolis and the railway: railway development in the capital city - the case of Paris, Francois Caron; railways stations and planning projects in Prague, 1845-1945, Alena Kubova; urban form, social patterns and economic impact arising from the development of public transport in London, 1840-1940, Neil McAlpine, Austin Smyth; railway plans and urban politics in 19th century Dublin, Hugh Campbell; following the tracks - railways in the city centre of Helsinki - bygone past or unwritten urban history?, Anja Kervanto Nevanlinna; political networks, rail networks - public transportation and neighbourhood radicalism in Weimar Berlin, Pamela E. Swett; the impact of the railway on the lives of women in the 19th century city, Diane Drummond.
