ETH48 CP3.2: Systematic Risk, Systematic Solutions

The effect of resource endowments and limited state capacity on political conflict - Global and historical transport infrastructure modeling and analysis

Enlarged view: Kerstelenbach flyover, Gotthard railway (CC0 1.0 via the ETH Library Archive)
Kerstelenbach flyover, Gotthard railway (CC0 1.0 via the ETH Library Archive)

Project details

Duration

01.2013 - 12.2016

Sponsor

ETH Zurich

Staff

Prof. K.W. Axhausen and R. Fuhrer

Abstract

This project reprocesses transport infrastructure and accesability in a historical context, i.e. for the European territory this should be done up to the early modern age. The resullting data helps to understand the impact of accessibility on the forming national territories. 

Publications

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