Towards the multimodal transport of people and freight: interconnective networks in the RheinRuhr Metropolis
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- 作者：Schö ; nharting ; Jö ; rg ; Schmidt ; Alexander ; Frank ; André ; Bremer ; Stefanie
- 关键词：RheinRuhr ; Ruhr district/Ruhrgebiet ; Corridors ; Megacorridors ; Infrastructure planning ; Interconnectivity
- 刊名：Journal of Transport Geography
- 出版年：2003
- 出版时间：September, 2003
- 年：2003
- 卷：11
- 期：3
- 页码：193-203
- 全文大小：502 K
文摘
RheinRuhr is an area where historic trade routes, national development corridors and European megacorridors all converge in a network of motorways. The settled area between Cologne, Duisburg and Dortmund is not itself a corridor, but a network of corridors. Transport bestows a unifying element in an area well known for nurturing local differences and distinctiveness. As a focal point of megacorridors, regional corridors and historic transit routes, can the RheinRuhr be a model for the region?