In Italy, the transition from one century to the next during the 20th century has left approximately eight thousand kilometres of disused secondary railways.
Beyond the possibility of immediate use or reuse of a railway line, can we consider the possibility of walking along an abandoned railway in order to understand through which of its meanings it may be possible to imagine projects for the protection and enhancement of the landscape?
With its 25.3 km, almost entirely decommissioned, the Lucca–Pontedera line is a representative sample of the disused network and a privileged design laboratory.
By walking “through the railway” and engaging in dialogue with design experiences related to disused lines, this book attempts to answer this question.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0006-9822-9947
Book Title
Attraverso la ferrovia
Book Subtitle
I paesaggi della Lucca-Pontedera
Authors
Giacomo Dallatorre
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
264
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0940-3
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0939-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0940-3
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0941-0
Series Title
Ricerche. Architettura, Pianificazione, Paesaggio, Design
Series ISSN
2975-0342
Series E-ISSN
2975-0350