TERRITORIAL TRANSFORMATION AND FREIGHT TRANSPORT IN THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF MADRID: TOWARDS NEW STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Scientific article published in the magazine Ciudad y Territorio Estudios Territoriales CyTET, one of the most prestigious journals of Urbanism in Spain.

Territorial transformations have a singular space of representation in metropolitan areas in the development of their role as spaces of agglomeration, consumption and proximity. This has repercussions on the territorial deployment of a series of infrastructures, where those related to the transport of goods are of interest due to their function. If, in the analysis of the Spanish national framework, the strong growth of infrastructures is even greater than the increase in the internal mobility of goods, the Metropolitan Region of Madrid shows a differentiated profile, with an even greater increase in the transport of goods than in the occupation of artificial land, which has been significant. The decline of rail freight transport compared to road transport is noteworthy, which has an impact on CO2 emissions and makes it necessary to consider new sustainability strategies.

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