An Institutional Approach to the Gota kanal : A Nineteenth-Century Infrastructure Mega-Project Hardback
by Bjorn Hasselgren
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This book is based on an institutional evolutionary theoretical view to the Göta kanal.
Canals were the major transport infrastructure system besides roads and maritime transport until railroads were introduced.
The canal studied is the Swedish Göta kanal project during the preparation and construction phase from 1800–1832.
Thus, the Göta kanal, and the canal-era, is seen from a technological, an economic and a political perspective.
Comparisons are made with two contemporary major canal-projects; the Erie Canal in the USA (1817–1825) and the Caledonian Canal in Britain (1804–1822).
It is argued that the Göta kanal project, as Sweden's Mega Project of its time, represented an important development step in Sweden as regards learning and innovation and became a starting point for Swedish transport infrastructure projects in the time to come, primarily the railways.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:108 pages, 6 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 108 p. 9 illus., 6 illus.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:24/11/2023
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- ISBN:9783031444159
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:108 pages, 6 Illustrations, color; 3 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 108 p. 9 illus., 6 illus.
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:24/11/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9783031444159
