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The effect of railway network evolution on the Kaliningrad region's landscape environment
Отражение эволюции железнодорожной сети в ландшафтной среде Калининградской области
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Abstract
This article addresses methodology of modern landscape studies from the perspective of natural and man-made components of a territory. Railway infrastructure is not only an important system-building element of economic and settlement patterns; it also affects cultural landscapes. The study of cartog... view more
This article addresses methodology of modern landscape studies from the perspective of natural and man-made components of a territory. Railway infrastructure is not only an important system-building element of economic and settlement patterns; it also affects cultural landscapes. The study of cartographic materials and historiography made it possible to identify the main stages of the development of the Kaliningrad railway network in terms of its territorial scope and to describe causes of the observed changes. Historically, changes in the political, economic, and military environment were key factors behind the development of the Kaliningrad railway network. Nature was less important. The existing Kaliningrad railway network is to a great degree the legacy of the earlier, pre-war times. Today, its primary function is to provide international cargo and passenger transportation. Two types of railway infrastructure are identified in the Kaliningrad region - modern (functioning) and relic (abandoned) ones. In the Kaliningrad region, the process of land reclamation of the railway system starts when the maintenance of railroads is discontinued, which is followed by the formation of primitive soils and emerging biocenoses enhanced by fill soils and artificial relief.... view less
Keywords
settlement; infrastructure; cultural landscape; landscape; Russia; transport network; historical development; regional development; environment; railroad
Classification
Economic Sectors
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
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Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 137-149
Journal
Baltic Region (2015) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2074-9848-2015-4-11
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed