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Perspectives of territorial development linked to the future

high-performance rail lines in Eastern Andalusia.

Grindlay, Alejandro Luis

Huertas-Fernández, Miguel

Molero-Melgarejo, F. Emilio

University of Granada (Spain)
1

Abstract

According to territorial and infrastructural planning in Andalusia, as well as to the
proposed definition for the Mediterranean Corridor, this paper aims to explore,
as its title indicates, the prospects for territorial development linked to the
future high-performance rail lines in Eastern Andalusia. This is within the general
objective of improving the territorial integration of future railway infrastructures
in the planning stages, in the network of cities in Eastern Andalusia in order to
take advantage of all its local potential and, in short, to increase its territorial
capital.
Thus, in relation to other experiences and to the existing socio-economic reality,
the processes of contraction of space are determined that will promote the new
networks and the forecast of their territorial incidence. Future strategies are
proposed around the new railroads for the proper use and stimulation of local
potentials, the minimization of the tunnel effect and its polarizing consequences
on the territory. In addition we consider the establishment of proposals for
the optimization of the positive territorial impact of future rail corridors,
with the proposal of spaces of logistic opportunities, to establish actions
for intermodal coordination and with future territorial projects, etc.

Keywords: Territorial development, High Speed Rail, Eastern Andalusia.

1 Grindlay, Alejandro Luis. University of Granada (Spain). Email: grindlay@ugr.es. (corresponding author)
Huertas-Fernández, Miguel. University of Granada (Spain). Email: miguel@auguria.es
Molero-Melgarejo, F. Emilio. University of Granada (Spain). Email: emiliomolero@ugr.es

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