Creative Ways to apply Historical GIS

Dr. Jordi Marti-Henneberg is a Professor of Human Geography and Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration at the University of Lleida, Spain. His work consists of constructing and obtaining results from a new GIS database for studying the historical geography of Europe since the mid-19th century. He measures and map three main phenomena: changes in regional borders; the growth of total population at the regional, urban and municipal levels; and the evolution of transportation networks, at 10-year intervals, since 1830. The main challenges consist of integrating all of this information and calculating the market access provided by the combination of different modes of transport at the regional level. Websites created: https://www.learneurope.eu, http://europa.udl.cat/, and www.ciudadyferrocarril.com, on railway stations; and www.patrimoniindustrial.cat, on industrial heritage.

1-Using the GIS of regional boundaries to analyse historical data on population and GDP.- 2-The urbanization process: Covering the evolution of 7,269 cities in Europe, 1870-2020.- 3-The spread of railways in Europe: 1830-2020.- 4-Main roads in Europe: from 1835 to the first motorway network.- 5-European ports : a location analysis.- 6-A combined view of the impact of transport infrastructure on population distribution and urbanization processes in Europe.- 7-Using Historical Aerial Photographs to Study Long Term Landscape Dynamics.- 8-The Transport Revolution on Land and Sea: Fishing and Railways in Great Britain, Spain and Portugal, 1840-1914.- 9-Mapping one century of accessibility on the French railway network, 1830-1930.- 10-The Expansion of Mail Service and Railways in Britain and France, 1840-1914.- 11-The Historical Economic Geography of Worker Welfare Ratios and Skill Premiums Across 603 Cantons of Southwest France based on ca. 1857 L'enquete Agricole Archival Data.- 12-The uses of census data to study the evolution of two indicators of human development: infant mortality and fertility in Europe.- 13-The use of urban cartography to analyse the spread of cities through history.- 14-Identifying historical landscapes and cultural heritage using GIS.