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How transport infrastructures become personal, social, ecological, and land use boundaries

Van Eldijk, J; Anciaes, P; (2024) How transport infrastructures become personal, social, ecological, and land use boundaries. In: Tanulku, B and Pekelsma, S, (eds.) Physical and Symbolic Borders and Boundaries and How They Unfold in Space: An Inquiry on Making, Unmaking and Remaking Borders and Boundaries Across the World. (pp. 193-211). Routledge: London, UK.

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Abstract

Transport infrastructures such as roads and railways fragment space into distinct zones, with the boundaries defined by physical barriers (walls, fences, noise screens, guardrails) and/or by the risks and nuisances of traffic (speed, noise, pollution, dust). This chapter argues that these are not only physical boundaries but also psychological and social boundaries for humans, ecological boundaries for animals and natural elements, and land use boundaries in cities and countryside. We ground our arguments on evidence from specific infrastructures in several countries, drawing from previous academic literature and newspaper articles.

Type: Book chapter
Title: How transport infrastructures become personal, social, ecological, and land use boundaries
ISBN-13: 9781032408101
Publisher version: https://www.routledge.com/Physical-and-Symbolic-Bo...
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: barriers, boundaries, railways, roads
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10192564
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