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Sousa, B., Ochoa, R. & Sampaio, M. (2019). The city shaped through the railway line: Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal (1908-2018). In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Prague: Institute of Physics Publishing.

B. Sousa et al.,  "The city shaped through the railway line: Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal (1908-2018)", in IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Prague, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2019, vol. 603

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	author = "Sousa, B. and Ochoa, R. and Sampaio, M.",
	title = "The city shaped through the railway line: Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal (1908-2018)",
	booktitle = "IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering",
	year = "2019",
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	volume = "603",
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	doi = "10.1088/1757-899X/603/4/042094",
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	url = "https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/603/4/042094"
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AU  - Sousa, B.
AU  - Ochoa, R.
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DO  - 10.1088/1757-899X/603/4/042094
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AB  - The  construction  of  the  railway  lines  in  the  cities  has  led  to  relevant  territorial  transformations  and  instigated  the  first  urban  planning  operations  all  over  the  world.  In  Portugal, the deployment of the railway line — even though late in the second half of the 19th century — had  a  crucial  role  in  the  transformation  of  the  territory.  This  article  analyses  the  relationships  between  the  implementation  of  the  railways  and  the  urban  development.  This  is  clarified with the case study of the city of Albergaria-a-Velha, in Portugal, which takes part in the  largest  railway  system  named  “Vale  do  Vouga”  line.  The  article  is  organized  into  three  main moments. First, the implementation of the railways in the cities, in general, is addressed. Then,  in  a  second  moment,  the  implementation  of  the  railways  in  Portugal  is  studied.  Finally,  the  article  focuses  on  the  case  of  Albergaria-a-Velha  and  the  way  the  railways  relate  to  the urban development in this territory. It was found that, initially, the deployment of the train line in   Albergaria-a-Velha   was   not   too   invasive   in   the   territory,   occupying   predominantly   agricultural lands. Also, it is noticed that Albergaria-a-Velha suffered its greatest urban growth during the early 70s of the 20th century. This came about abruptly and unregulated, similarly to what  occurred  in  several  other  cities  during  this  period.  In  the  current  urban  structure,  the  railway line is an element that clearly divides the city. But still, over time, the railway line was responsible for moments in which the city was redesigned and adapted to it, through  the  new buildings  and  streets.  In  fact,  the  railway  line  had  an  important  role  in  the  regulation  of  the  urban fabric, shaping  and  defining  the  urban  growth  in  Albergaria-a-Velha. We conclude that the  railway  line  produces  two  opposite  effects  in  the  urban  design  of  Albergaria-a-Velha.  It  regulates the space, but acts simultaneously as a barrier. Not only it conditions the roads that it crosses, but also conditions the limits on the development of urban form, while not preventing the urban growth.
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