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The Cerdà plan for the expansion of Barcelona: a model for modern city planning

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Author

Urbano Lorente, Judith

Publication date

2016-02-26



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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

CDU Subject

71 - Physical planning. Regional, town and country planning. Landscapes, parks, gardens; 72 - Architecture

Subjects and keywords

Arquitectura; Urbanisme

Pages

6

Publisher

Department of City & Regional Planning at Cal Poly

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12; 1

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