Railway Corridors in Croatian Cities as Factors of Sustainable Spatial and Cultural Development

Abstract

Transport and mobility in cities are important factors in the sustainability of the urbanized world. This article investigates one type of intra-urban transport: railway transport and the surrounding areas along the railway, i.e., whether railway corridors can be a factor in the sustainable development of cities in the 21st century. The aim of the article is to determine specific characteristics of railway corridors and identify problems and cultural-historical specifics related to the industrial cultural heritage of the railway. The article examines the importance of an integrated approach to the planning of railway corridors and emphasizes the importance of multicriteria analyses in the decision-making process for corridor areas. As a case study, the city of Osijek is selected because in the past the railway strongly influenced its economical and urban development. Concretization and specification methods applied to the city of Osijek prove that railway corridors can become factors of the sustainable development of cities. The article proves that railway corridors have the potential to transform sustainable urban development because they pass through central, often historical, city areas, they occupy large surfaces and have a long linear spatial continuity. The scientific contribution of the article is the identification and systematization of the contribution of the transformation of railway corridors to the sustainable development of cities.

Corridor Planning–Sustainable Planning?

“…Based on the research of the literature presented in Sections 1 and 2 and the synthesis of the authors' previous research [15,20], the advantages of implementing the planning of urban corridors were determined:…”

“…• gives the possibility of forming a new spatial identity of the city (intra-city corridor landscape). Priorities, goals and spatial situations suitable for the implementation of urban corridor planning have been determined, based on the research of the literature presented in Sections 1 and 2 and the synthesis of the authors' previous research [15,20]:…”

“…Planning and layout of underground space in cities also take into account factors such as economy, technology and culture [14]. The integrated planning of the linear transport system and the surrounding land corridor planning, as an applicable model of sustainable spatial development of cit pointed out by various authors [15][16][17]. The purpose of urban corridor planning is si taneous multidisciplinary planning, whether it is the planning of a new corridor o reconstruction of an existing one.…”

Optimization for Sustainable Train Shunting Services Using DMAIC Cycle

“…For this reason, a specific cause-and-effect scheme is used in this paper. More importantly, a cause and effect analysis is especially implemented in railway systems all over the world [25][26][27][28][29].…”

Evaluation and Selection of the Railroad Route between Rijeka and Zagreb

“…The environmental impact of the route is an essential issue for both road [12] and rail transport [13], and should be carefully considered before selecting a route. Sustainability in railway infrastructure is an indispensable component in decision-making owing to the influence it enjoys in the selection of a concept for further development [14].…”