Infraestructuras y desarrollo económico en el Pirineo Central (1850-2000)

This paper is aimed at describing the impact of infrastructure on the economic evolution of Central Pyrenees (i.e., Huesca and the Catalan"Alt Pirineu"). The text analyses if investment in railways, roads and dams favoured economic development or, on the contrary, was just an instrument to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Herranz Loncán, Alfonso
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/43891
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/43891
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pirineus
Infraestructures (Transport)
Desenvolupament econòmic
Ordenació del territori
Desenvolupament rural
Població rural
Pyrenees
Transportation buildings
Economic development
Regional planning
Rural development
Rural population
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Sumario:This paper is aimed at describing the impact of infrastructure on the economic evolution of Central Pyrenees (i.e., Huesca and the Catalan"Alt Pirineu"). The text analyses if investment in railways, roads and dams favoured economic development or, on the contrary, was just an instrument to extract domestic resources. The paper distinguishes among three different periods. Firstly, during the second half of the nineteenth century and the first few years of the twentieth century, the lack of railway connections prevented the economic development of the area. Secondly, between the first decades of the twentieth century and 1975, a road network was set up that reinforced the economic decadence of the most depressed valleys, and the construction of large dams was a powerful factor of depopulation all over the region. Finally, from 1975 onwards, some trends may be observed towards the correction of the previous policies.