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2020Type
- Doctoral Thesis
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Abstract
This thesis deals with the modelling of historical accessibility values,
covering Switzerland and neighbouring regions from today until 1720.
Changes in transport supply have spatial e ects on environment, society
and economy; many of them are persistent. There are methods to quantify,
isolate and capture causality. However, related studies are rarely done, one
reason for that being missing data. The thesis details methods to reconstruct
historical transport networks and corresponding travel system times. The
related techniques, relevant conditions in historical transport maps and
procedures needed are explained in detail. The associated numbers related
to development in transport and travelling are prepared. The thesis shows
applications of such results regarding state reach and productivity gains.
The accessibility model includes both transport on the main road network
as well as the space in-between capturing all relevant transport modes and
generating continuous results for long-distance travel. Results show strong
border e ects; this might be due to the population distribution model or the
rather flat weight function. Results show an increase of accessibility over
time, following the networks available at the time and along the central
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ETH ZurichOrganisational unit
03521 - Axhausen, Kay W. / Axhausen, Kay W.
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft D-ARCH
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