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The European Water, Road and Rail Infrastructure: A Geographical Information System for the History of the European Integration (1825-2010)

This research will provide an empirical basis for multidisciplinary studies on the relationship between terrestrial infrastructures and the making of Europe. We will develop a comprehensive historical Geographical Information System (GIS) comprising the road, waterway and rail networks of Europe. This map series will be useful to analyze the socioeconomic role of transport infrastructures in Europe. To achieve this we will integrate other databases on Europe’s population and economy at the regional or municipal level. This will provide an unparalleled platform from which we will use cutting edge spatial analysis techniques to produce a historical narrative on European integration and the role of transport.

The dissemination of our materials is making an impact through the production and diffusion of scientific materials with a didactic focus via our web site ( http://www.europa.udl.cat/hgise). Yet this site will only be completed at the end of the project.

An introduction video:
• Jordi Martí-Henneberg. The Development of European Waterways, Road and Rail infrastructures. A Geographical Information System for the History of European Integration (1825-2005)

Key publications
• Tapiador F.J., K. Burckhart K., and Martí-Henneberg J., "Characterizing European high speed train stations using intermodal time and entropy metrics," Transportation Research A, 43:6, 2009 (197–208).
• Tapiador F.J., Mateos, A., and Martí-Henneberg J., "The geographical efficiency of Spain’s regional airports: A quantitative analysis", Journal of Air Transport Management, 14:4, 2008 (205-212).
• Burckhart K., and Martí-Henneberg, J. "Cambio de hábitos y transformaciones territoriales en los corredores de alta velocidad ferroviaria. Resultados de una encuesta de viajeros en la línea Madrid-Barcelona," Scripta Nova”, 12:270, 2008 (1-13).
• Kunz, A. "Fusing Time and Space: The Historical Information System HGIS Germany," International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing, 1:2, 2007, 111-122.

Working Papers
• Jordi Martí-Henneberg, Jordi, et al. "The Development of European Waterways, Road and Rail Infrastructures: A Geographical Information system for the history of European Integration, 1825-2005." ToE/IE Working Paper 2008_4.