The Cerdà plan for the expansion of Barcelona: a model for modern city planning
Publication date
2016-02-26DOI
10.15368/focus.2016v12n1.2
ISSN
1549-3776
Abstract
Modern city planning started with the Industrial Revolution and the scientific advances of the 19th Century. At the time, Catalan engineer Idelfons Cerdà coined the word "urbanism” as a new and necessary science to deal with cities, having three major preoccupations: hygiene, traffic, and equality. In this article, Judith Urbano discusses Cerda's plan for the expansion of Barcelona and why it is considered an icon of modern planning.
Document Type
Article
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
71 - Physical planning. Regional, town and country planning. Landscapes, parks, gardens
72 - Architecture
Keywords
Arquitectura
Urbanisme
Pages
6
Publisher
Department of City & Regional Planning at Cal Poly
Collection
12;1
Is part of
Focus
Citation
Urbano, J. (2016). "The Cerdà Plan for the Expansion of Barcelona: A Model for Modern City Planning. Focus: 12 (1), article 13, 46-51.
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