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Risk associeted with urban metro railway transport: study in the metropolitan region of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
| Resumo: | The transport of passengers on rails has been part of Brazilian daily life since the 19th century, however, the geographic dimension regarding the analysis of the risks associated with this mode of transport is still little explored. The State of Rio Grande do Norte has an active stretch of railway 56.2 kilometres in length, largely interacting with urban areas and coping with an intense flow of people, a fact that raises several socio-spatial problems, one of which is the risk of accidents involving the locomotives in motion. In view of this, the main objective of this study was to investigate the spatial patterns associated with metro-rail accidents in the metropolitan region of Natal, from a geographic and statistical angle. The purpose was to discuss the notion of risk associated with this mode of transport and to quantify and spatialize accidents. The analysis and spatialization of the phenomenon led to the conclusion that areas with greater flows of people and more vehicles in circulation on the railway (like level crossings), along with other spatial circumstances, are determining factors in the occurrence of accidents in this territory dominated by the railway. |
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| Autores principais: | da Silva, Samara Sayonara Candida |
| Outros Autores: | de Almeida, Lutiane Queiroz |
| Assunto: | Risk accidents transport train. Risco acidentes transporte trem. |
| Ano: | 2020 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Territorium |
| Resumo: | The transport of passengers on rails has been part of Brazilian daily life since the 19th century, however, the geographic dimension regarding the analysis of the risks associated with this mode of transport is still little explored. The State of Rio Grande do Norte has an active stretch of railway 56.2 kilometres in length, largely interacting with urban areas and coping with an intense flow of people, a fact that raises several socio-spatial problems, one of which is the risk of accidents involving the locomotives in motion. In view of this, the main objective of this study was to investigate the spatial patterns associated with metro-rail accidents in the metropolitan region of Natal, from a geographic and statistical angle. The purpose was to discuss the notion of risk associated with this mode of transport and to quantify and spatialize accidents. The analysis and spatialization of the phenomenon led to the conclusion that areas with greater flows of people and more vehicles in circulation on the railway (like level crossings), along with other spatial circumstances, are determining factors in the occurrence of accidents in this territory dominated by the railway. |
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