EL FERROCARRIL EN EL PAISAJE URBANO

DE BARRERA FÍSICA A MARCADOR SOCIAL EN ESPAÑA Y BRASIL

Abstract

The proposal is for a study of socio-spatial segregation based on the relationship between the railway and the city, so that functional, structural and morphological analyses allow for the interpretation of the resulting urban landscapes around the railway line and, above all, on the other side of the railway line. The text constitutes the first reflections of an ongoing research project - The line that leads also separates. Railway and socio-spatial segregation in medium-sized cities in Brazil and Spain -, so it first addresses the concepts of physical barrier, social barrier and urban border, then exposes the problem of level crossings, continues with the item of the landscapes of working-class neighborhoods and the social profile on the other side of the railway line, to conclude with some operational analytical bases and final considerations.