The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?

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Autor(a) principal: Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente
Data de Publicação: 2002
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/52049
Resumo: Greenways have been established for a number of years throughout the world. Recently the concept of Greenways has acquired a multifunctional dimension, and is now used by planners as a tool for preserving environmental qualities of the landscape, as well as to structure leisure resources. It has even become a significant part of transport planning in urban areas. This article focuses on the ways in which disused railways can be an integral part of greenway planning. Firstly, the greenway concept and its evolution will be approached. This will be followed by a brief summary of the railway history in Portugal and an analysis of the present situation in the country regarding railways that are not in use any more. Finally, a detailed study of the first cycleway built in Portugal by using the disused railways between Guimarães and Fafe in the Northwest of the country will be presented.
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title The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
spellingShingle The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente
Cycleways
Disused railways
Greenways
Transport and leisure planning
Ciências Sociais::Geografia Económica e Social
title_short The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
title_full The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
title_fullStr The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
title_full_unstemmed The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
title_sort The geography of "disused" railways: What is happening in Portugal?
author Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente
author_facet Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sarmento, João Carlos Vicente
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Cycleways
Disused railways
Greenways
Transport and leisure planning
Ciências Sociais::Geografia Económica e Social
topic Cycleways
Disused railways
Greenways
Transport and leisure planning
Ciências Sociais::Geografia Económica e Social
description Greenways have been established for a number of years throughout the world. Recently the concept of Greenways has acquired a multifunctional dimension, and is now used by planners as a tool for preserving environmental qualities of the landscape, as well as to structure leisure resources. It has even become a significant part of transport planning in urban areas. This article focuses on the ways in which disused railways can be an integral part of greenway planning. Firstly, the greenway concept and its evolution will be approached. This will be followed by a brief summary of the railway history in Portugal and an analysis of the present situation in the country regarding railways that are not in use any more. Finally, a detailed study of the first cycleway built in Portugal by using the disused railways between Guimarães and Fafe in the Northwest of the country will be presented.
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