Ildefonso Cerda's general theory of 'Urbanizacion'

Article Abstract:

Nineteenth century Spanish engineer Ildefonso Cerda made a great contribution to the theory and practice of town planning, and indeed was probably the first person to suggest a general scientific discipline based on the town. Cerda believed that town planning was needed to ease the burden which the industrial revolution was putting on towns. However, he took a flexible approach to planning, in a bid to avoid arbitrariness. Cerda was both a theoretician and a practitioner, and his new town planning theory centered on economic, legal, administrative and political bases.

Urban policy, Cerda, Ildefonso

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Quality of the environment: towards a redefinition

Article Abstract:

The ideas behind town planning have been blamed for having a harmful effect on the environment, but it could be that there is not yet enough awareness about what is needed to improve the environment. If the idea of the environment itself is better defined, this will help develop criteria for measuring town planning performance in terms of enhancing the environment, and for working out what is meant by the concept of environmental quality.

Cities and towns

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The social reconstruction of the marine environment: Towards marine spatial planning?

Article Abstract:

Marine spatial planning reflects a revised understanding of the marine environment within the wider context of the European Union's promotion of 'spatiality' in terrestrial land use planning practices. The development of a European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) is described suggesting that it is easier to define marine problems than marine solutions.

Science & research, Research, Spatial systems, Coastal shipping

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