La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement

The middle Loire, in the heart of France, constitutes an important axis of transport but the conditions of navigation are difficult. In summer, the irregular water flow transforms the Loire into a river of sand. Navigation techniques, river maintenance and engineering, and the regulations for sharin...

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Main Author: Yves Lecoeur
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Language:fra
Published: Éditions en environnement VertigO
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/11371
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description The middle Loire, in the heart of France, constitutes an important axis of transport but the conditions of navigation are difficult. In summer, the irregular water flow transforms the Loire into a river of sand. Navigation techniques, river maintenance and engineering, and the regulations for sharing the space between different economic activities are not able to prevent the decline of waterway transport after 1850. This decline was caused by roads improvement of and extension of the railroad network. The reflexion on the waterway and its future is accompanied by numerous debates and conflicts.
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spelling doaj.art-855416fe143941b5b752ee1798ddc7852024-02-13T14:12:50ZfraÉditions en environnement VertigOVertigO1492-84421010.4000/vertigo.11371La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagementYves LecoeurThe middle Loire, in the heart of France, constitutes an important axis of transport but the conditions of navigation are difficult. In summer, the irregular water flow transforms the Loire into a river of sand. Navigation techniques, river maintenance and engineering, and the regulations for sharing the space between different economic activities are not able to prevent the decline of waterway transport after 1850. This decline was caused by roads improvement of and extension of the railroad network. The reflexion on the waterway and its future is accompanied by numerous debates and conflicts.https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/11371Loireinland waterway transportriver engineeringriver portsteamboat
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La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
VertigO
Loire
inland waterway transport
river engineering
river port
steamboat
title La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
title_full La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
title_fullStr La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
title_full_unstemmed La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
title_short La Loire moyenne naviguée au XIXe siècle : représentations, réglementation et aménagement
title_sort la loire moyenne naviguee au xixe siecle representations reglementation et amenagement
topic Loire
inland waterway transport
river engineering
river port
steamboat
url https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/11371
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