Massimo Moraglio
Biographic Data
| ID | 323310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Massimo Moraglio |
| GIVEN NAMES | Massimo |
| FAMILY NAME | Moraglio |
| SIGNATURE | MORAGLIO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technische Universität Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2959-4207 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transport history: A niche moving toward the mainstream
Transport history methodology: New trends and perspectives
The Italian Railways: 1839-2019 By Stefano Maggi
Reviewed by: The Italian Railways: 1839–2019 by Stefano Maggi Massimo Moraglio (bio) The Italian Railways: 1839–2019 By Stefano Maggi. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2019. Pp. 267. Stefano Maggi's book is the English version of a 2003 publication in Italian, now translated as part of the celebrations for the 180th centenary of Italy's first national railroad, sponsored by the Italian Railway Foundation. The author combines a professional background (full hi…
A hundred flowers bloom: Methodology matters
On the road, again. Rethinking automobilism
La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917-2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture] by Antonio De Rossi
Reviewed by: La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917–2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture] by Antonio De Rossi Massimo Moraglio (bio) La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917–2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture]. By Antonio De Rossi. Rome: Donzelli, 2016. Pp. xvi+658. €42. In 1986, at the bicent…
Peripheral mobilities: Looking at Dormant, Delegitimized and Forgotten Transport Regimes
In the transport debate, policy makers seem to be under the spell of a technological determinism, in which innovation Tand novelty are the key concepts. Obsessed with westernised regimes and systems, the current debate misses the relevance of forgotten, peripheral and silent mobilities. In this regard, looking to those peripheral mobilities is not only important for reconstructing our memory, but can also offer tools to build socially and environ…
Driving Modernity: Technology Experts Politics and Fascist Motorways 1922-1943
On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan–Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. Driving Modernity recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which—alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility—Itali…
Driving Modernity: Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943
presented here, the (small) infrastructural gains in 1920s Italy were not a triumphal march to modernity, nor were the different interests subjugated to an intrusive dictatorship that was able to forge a new nation and pave the country with thousands of brand new motorways
Seeking a (new) ontology for transport history
Is bitumen a liquid? Discussing flows, viscosity and movements
The Life of Modern Roads’: Spill-overs of automobile infrastructure
Shifts, turning points and inertia exploring long-term industry trends in European transport
In this introduction to the topical collection on the “Future of Transport in Europe”, we argue that European transport regimes are at a turning point and despite the sector inertia, we can detect cultural, societal, and technical shifts. In this article, we assume that these shifts are central in defining possible future trends, far beyond their current fragile relevance. Such an analysis steps further into the technological realm, and targets s…
Knights of Death: Introducing Bicycles and Motor Vehicles to Turin, 1890-1907
The aim of this article is to investigate, through a case study from the city of Turin, the reaction to the arrival of bicycles and automobiles in Italy. It focuses on the early years of bicycle and automobile use, using municipal council minutes, local newspapers, and satirical magazines as sources. The introduction of velocipedes and cars disrupted the traditional use of roads as public spaces, generating protests against the new transport devi…
Struggling for the use of urban streets: Preliminary (historical) comparison between European and Indian cities
Urban streets – as part of public space – can be defined as limited and valuable resources dedicated to public use. Using speed and scale as major spatial categories, and history as a methodological approach, we argue that the physical use and representation of urban streets reflect the array of uses and users and their understanding of governing the resource. We argue that by analysing the spatial subdivisions of urban streets it is possible to …
Real Ambition or Just Coincidence: The Italian Fascist Motorway Projects in Inter-War Europe
Between Industry and Tourism: The Turin–Savona Motorway, 1956–2001
This paper focuses on a northern portion of the Italian highway network, from Turin to Savona, constructed from 1956 onward by Fiat. The route was built during the era of European mass motorization, in a context of car and road diffusion. It was intended solely to carry freight traffic for industry. But Fiat also backed the oil pipeline from Liguria to the north, while the former means of transport (railroad and cableway) continued successfully. …
Seeking a (new) ontology for transport history
Struggling for the use of urban streets: Preliminary (historical) comparison between European and Indian cities
Urban streets – as part of public space – can be defined as limited and valuable resources dedicated to public use. Using speed and scale as major spatial categories, and history as a methodological approach, we argue that the physical use and representation of urban streets reflect the array of uses and users and their understanding of governing the resource. We argue that by analysing the spatial subdivisions of urban streets it is possible to …
On the road, again. Rethinking automobilism
Peripheral mobilities: Looking at Dormant, Delegitimized and Forgotten Transport Regimes
In the transport debate, policy makers seem to be under the spell of a technological determinism, in which innovation Tand novelty are the key concepts. Obsessed with westernised regimes and systems, the current debate misses the relevance of forgotten, peripheral and silent mobilities. In this regard, looking to those peripheral mobilities is not only important for reconstructing our memory, but can also offer tools to build socially and environ…
Between Industry and Tourism: The Turin–Savona Motorway, 1956–2001
This paper focuses on a northern portion of the Italian highway network, from Turin to Savona, constructed from 1956 onward by Fiat. The route was built during the era of European mass motorization, in a context of car and road diffusion. It was intended solely to carry freight traffic for industry. But Fiat also backed the oil pipeline from Liguria to the north, while the former means of transport (railroad and cableway) continued successfully. …
Real Ambition or Just Coincidence: The Italian Fascist Motorway Projects in Inter-War Europe
Struggling for the use of urban streets: Preliminary (historical) comparison between European and Indian cities
Urban streets – as part of public space – can be defined as limited and valuable resources dedicated to public use. Using speed and scale as major spatial categories, and history as a methodological approach, we argue that the physical use and representation of urban streets reflect the array of uses and users and their understanding of governing the resource. We argue that by analysing the spatial subdivisions of urban streets it is possible to …
Shifts, turning points and inertia exploring long-term industry trends in European transport
In this introduction to the topical collection on the “Future of Transport in Europe”, we argue that European transport regimes are at a turning point and despite the sector inertia, we can detect cultural, societal, and technical shifts. In this article, we assume that these shifts are central in defining possible future trends, far beyond their current fragile relevance. Such an analysis steps further into the technological realm, and targets s…
Knights of Death: Introducing Bicycles and Motor Vehicles to Turin, 1890-1907
The aim of this article is to investigate, through a case study from the city of Turin, the reaction to the arrival of bicycles and automobiles in Italy. It focuses on the early years of bicycle and automobile use, using municipal council minutes, local newspapers, and satirical magazines as sources. The introduction of velocipedes and cars disrupted the traditional use of roads as public spaces, generating protests against the new transport devi…
The Life of Modern Roads’: Spill-overs of automobile infrastructure
Driving Modernity: Technology Experts Politics and Fascist Motorways 1922-1943
On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan–Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. Driving Modernity recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which—alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility—Itali…
Driving Modernity: Technology, Experts, Politics, and Fascist Motorways, 1922-1943
presented here, the (small) infrastructural gains in 1920s Italy were not a triumphal march to modernity, nor were the different interests subjugated to an intrusive dictatorship that was able to forge a new nation and pave the country with thousands of brand new motorways
Seeking a (new) ontology for transport history
Is bitumen a liquid? Discussing flows, viscosity and movements
A hundred flowers bloom: Methodology matters
On the road, again. Rethinking automobilism
La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917-2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture] by Antonio De Rossi
Reviewed by: La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917–2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture] by Antonio De Rossi Massimo Moraglio (bio) La costruzione delle Alpi: Il Novecento e il modernismo alpino (1917–2017) [Building the Alps: The Twentieth Century and International Style Architecture]. By Antonio De Rossi. Rome: Donzelli, 2016. Pp. xvi+658. €42. In 1986, at the bicent…
Peripheral mobilities: Looking at Dormant, Delegitimized and Forgotten Transport Regimes
In the transport debate, policy makers seem to be under the spell of a technological determinism, in which innovation Tand novelty are the key concepts. Obsessed with westernised regimes and systems, the current debate misses the relevance of forgotten, peripheral and silent mobilities. In this regard, looking to those peripheral mobilities is not only important for reconstructing our memory, but can also offer tools to build socially and environ…
Transport history methodology: New trends and perspectives
The Italian Railways: 1839-2019 By Stefano Maggi
Reviewed by: The Italian Railways: 1839–2019 by Stefano Maggi Massimo Moraglio (bio) The Italian Railways: 1839–2019 By Stefano Maggi. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2019. Pp. 267. Stefano Maggi's book is the English version of a 2003 publication in Italian, now translated as part of the celebrations for the 180th centenary of Italy's first national railroad, sponsored by the Italian Railway Foundation. The author combines a professional background (full hi…
Transport history: A niche moving toward the mainstream
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