Project
SPATIAL EFFECTS 2 - Spatial Effects of the transport infrastructure in the Magadino Plain
Funding origin:
Switzerland
STRIA Roadmaps:
Transport infrastructure (INF)
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2003,
End date: 01/11/2004
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
The Magadino Plain study is one of three case studies in a joint project of the Federal Office for Spatial Development OSD (in German: ARE), which initiated the project in collaboration with the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), the Federal Office for Roads (FEDRO), the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) as well as the canton of Tessin.
Objectives:
The aim of this project is to analyse the spatial effects of transport infrastructures. Reliable hypotheses should be formulated and verified for local as well as national political actions.
Methodology:
- Ex-Post analysis as case study;
- Tripod Analysis (Büro Güller Güller architecture urbanism, „Räumliche Auswirkungen der Verkehrsinfrastrukturen – Lernen aus der Vergangenheit – Methodologische Vorstudie“, Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung, Bern 2003);
- Interviews with important actors and experts;
- Analysis with the related and comparable region Frauenfeld-Kreuzlingen – where a highway is already in use;
- Statistical Analysis.
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