TY - JOUR
T1 - The Companhia dos Canaes d’Azambuja
T2 - Shortening distances, avoiding difficulties. Portugal, 1840s
AU - Brandão, José Manuel
AU - Malaspina, Elisabetta Fiocci
AU - Rodrigues, Jorge Martins
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04004%2F2020/PT#
UIDB/04004/2020
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In 1844, a group of Portuguese capitalists created the Companhia dos Canaes da Azam-buja, with the purpose to build the Azambuja Ditch, navigable all year round, and improve its drainage capacity during the periodic flooding of the Tagus River. The works, which were never completed, were financed by an innovative partnership between the government and the Com-panhia’s shareholders, and technical assistance by Italian experts. This paper, mainly based on archival documentation and the press, analyses the establishment of the Companhia, the contract signed with the Portuguese government and the role played by Italian legal experts and engineers.
AB - In 1844, a group of Portuguese capitalists created the Companhia dos Canaes da Azam-buja, with the purpose to build the Azambuja Ditch, navigable all year round, and improve its drainage capacity during the periodic flooding of the Tagus River. The works, which were never completed, were financed by an innovative partnership between the government and the Com-panhia’s shareholders, and technical assistance by Italian experts. This paper, mainly based on archival documentation and the press, analyses the establishment of the Companhia, the contract signed with the Portuguese government and the role played by Italian legal experts and engineers.
KW - Inland navigation
KW - Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
KW - Azambuja
KW - Portugal
KW - Law
U2 - 10.24197/tst.51.2023.15-46
DO - 10.24197/tst.51.2023.15-46
M3 - Article
SN - 1578-5777
SP - 15
EP - 46
JO - TST. Transportes, Servicios y Telecomunicaciones
JF - TST. Transportes, Servicios y Telecomunicaciones
IS - 51
ER -