Identification and Assessment of Engineered Road Heritage: a Methodological Approach

Roads built by civil or military engineers from the 18th century onwards form an essential part of our heritage, but currently considered on a very infrequent basis. They represent one of the main turning points in the development of the transport system and serve to gain a better understanding of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ruiz Fernández, María Rita, Rodríguez Lázaro, Francisco Javier, Coronado Tordesillas, José María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/39214
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/39214
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Historic engineered roads
Identification
Road cultural heritage
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Sumario:Roads built by civil or military engineers from the 18th century onwards form an essential part of our heritage, but currently considered on a very infrequent basis. They represent one of the main turning points in the development of the transport system and serve to gain a better understanding of the historic construction of many landscapes and their current arrangement and operation. Their consideration as heritage has to be made on a territorial scale. This approach regards landscape as a cultural artifact, which is undergoing constant design, construction and transformation, where the road is considered as an axis that shapes the landscape and that contains individual elements such as associated structures or buildings.