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VILLE LINEAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Development
- Urban Studies
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- linear city
1, record 1, English, linear%20city
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- linear town 2, record 1, English, linear%20town
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A city designed on the principle that transport routes should be the main determinant of the form of plan for the city and in which the development is arranged in a long, narrow belt on either side of a central spine road. 1, record 1, English, - linear%20city
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such a city can be extended along the spine road without upsetting its balance as a whole, and all its parts have ready access to the countryside. The idea was developed by Don Arturo Soria y Mata in 1882 for a Ciudad Lineal near Madrid. 1, record 1, English, - linear%20city
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement urbain
- Urbanisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cité linéaire
1, record 1, French, cit%C3%A9%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ville linéaire 2, record 1, French, ville%20lin%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun
- ville-ruban 1, record 1, French, ville%2Druban
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) ville qui se développe en longueur, parallèlement à une route. (Le réseau de voirie de la cité linéaire est constitué par une voie maîtresse, sur laquelle viennent se greffer perpendiculairement les voies secondaires. La première application en fut faite à Madrid.). 1, record 1, French, - cit%C3%A9%20lin%C3%A9aire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ordenación urbana
- Urbanismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciudad lineal
1, record 1, Spanish, ciudad%20lineal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la Ciudad Lineal de Arturo Soria y Mata, aparecida por primera vez en el periódico El Progreso de Madrid el 6 de mayo de 1882. Propone, frente al modelo tradicional de ciudad, una ingeniosa solución: una ciudad que se extiende longitudinalmente con un ancho limitado, recorrida a lo largo de su eje por una línea de ferrocarril. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciudad%20lineal
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