Evolution of the Territorial Coverage of the Railway Network and its Influence on Population Growth: The Case of England and Wales, 1871-1931

被引:27
作者
Alvarez, Eduard [1 ]
Franch, Xavi [2 ]
Marti-Henneberg, Jordi [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politecn Cataluna, Dept Transport & Reg Planning, Catalonia, Spain
[2] Univ Lleida, Dept Human Geog, Lleida 25003, Spain
[3] Univ Lleida, Dept Geog & Sociol, Lleida 25003, Spain
来源
HISTORICAL METHODS | 2013年 / 46卷 / 03期
关键词
England and Wales; population growth; railways; territorial coverage; BRITAIN HISTORICAL GIS; GREAT-BRITAIN; ACCESS; ACCESSIBILITY; URBANIZATION; TRAVEL;
D O I
10.1080/01615440.2013.804788
中图分类号
K [历史、地理];
学科分类号
06 ;
摘要
The introduction of the railway network brought with it an unprecedented improvement in accessibility. In this work, the authors analyze the evolution of the territorial coverage of the railway network and its influence on the uneven distribution of population. To carry out this research, they used comparable data on total population obtained from census records relating to civil parishes of England and Wales, taken at 10-year intervals from 1871. The hypothesis that they wished to test was that good access to a railway station was related to significant increases in population. This exercise provides a better understanding of regional variations in population growth and allows the authors to identify current differences between urban and rural areas that have resulted from their historical evolution.
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页码:175 / 191
页数:17
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