HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia (Part 1) Jaume Feliu Unitat de Geografia Universitat de Girona,

1. HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia (Part 1) Jaume Feliu Unitat de Geografia Universitat de Girona, jaume.feliu@udg.es XXI AESOP Conference. Napoli July 11-14 2007. Planning for the Risk Society

2. Scheme • Introduction: a new HST regional service • High-Speed Train (HST) and urban and regional development • Findings of the Catalan case • 3.1. Extension of metropolitan influence • 3.2. Concentration of infrastructures on medium-sized cities • 3.3. Reaction of medium-sized cities • 3.3.1. Catalyzing role of HST • 3.3.2. Facilitating role of HST • Preliminary conclusions AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

3. 1. Introduction: a new HST regional service Big cities to a medium distance (competition with airplane) HST serves to joint Medium-sized cities with a big city in a short distance (competition with car) • Examples: • Le Mans-Paris • Ciudad Real-Puertollano-Madrid • Eskilstuna-Stokcholm • Dunkerque-Calais-Boulogne-Lille • Aix-la-Chapelle-Brussels AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

4. 1. Introduction: a new HST regional service HST in Spain Source: own elaboration AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

5. 1. Introduction: a new HST regional service Regional HST service in Catalonia Barcelona Source: Generalitat de Catalunya, 2006 AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

6. 2. High-Speed Train (HST) and urban and regional development The question: how can affect new regional service to the urban system? In the short term: major mobility of persons and activity In the long term: major urban integration? Polycentrism? From a deterministic paradigm to a systemic paradigm: We consider city as a Local Territorial System (SLoT) AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

7. 2. High-Speed Train (HST) and urban and regional development • To survey long term trends in Catalan urban system: • Pre-existing trends • Existing resources • Capacity of organisation AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

8. 3. Findings of the Catalan case: 3.1. Extension of metropolitan influence Demographic growth 1996-2006 (%) Source: own elaboration AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

9. 3. Findings of the Catalan case: 3.1. Extension of metropolitan influence Commuting flows, 1996 Metropolitan areas in Catalonia 1986, 1991 y 1996 Source: Trullén and Boix, 2003 AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

10. 3. Findings of the Catalan case: 3.2. Concentration of infrastructures on medium-sized cities Infrastructures and equipments in Catalonia Source: own elaboration AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

11. 3. Findings of the Catalan case: 3.3. Reaction of medium-sized cities 3.3.1. Catalyzing role of HST HST in Lleida Barcelona AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona

12. 3. Findings of the Catalan case: 3.3. Reaction of medium-sized cities 3.3.1. Catalyzing role of HST HST in Figueres Barcelona AESOP Conference HST and polycentric regional development of Catalonia Jaume Feliu, Unitat de Geografia, University of Girona