The Cerda Plan for the Expansion of Barcelona: A Model for Modern City Planning
Modern city planning started with the Industrial Revolution and the scientific a dvances of the ?19th Century. At the time, Catalan engineer Idelfons Cerda coined the word "urbanism" as a new and necessary science to deal with cities, having three major preoccupations: hygiene, traffic, a nd 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?