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- Title
Akteure der Stadtplanung in der longue durée. Die Stadt Luxemburg.
- Authors
Pauly, Michel
- Abstract
The article explores the question of who was responsible for urban spatial planning from the 10th to the 21st century. The institutional actors are considered in each case in the historical context of their political, social, economic, and cultural framework. As a result, continuities in urban development will become visible, raising the question of whether they were path dependencies or the only possible option. In other words, we will examine which positive effects the previous development entailed that may explain why alternative paths – if there were any – were not taken. For instance, the fortress character of the city of Luxembourg constitutes a development path that is difficult to escape – a feature that may be applicable to other cities as well. In this respect, it is worth taking a broad look at the past, while many publications dealing with the history of planning limit themselves to the most recent decades. It can be shown, for example, that until the Treaty of London of 1867, which decreed the demolition of the fortress buildings, the decisions of the military authorities had the most lasting effect. Since then, a planning rivalry has prevailed between state and city authorities, while to this day city dwellers have hardly any say in the matter. Only comparative studies with other cities will be able to show whether the current pervasive intertwining of municipal and state elites and private project developers is unique to the European City of Luxembourg or can also be found elsewhere.
- Subjects
LUXEMBOURG; LONDON (England); URBAN planning; URBAN growth; URBANIZATION; CITIES &; towns; POLITICAL elites; BUILDING demolition; CITY dwellers
- Publication
Historische Zeitschrift, 2023, Vol 317, Issue 2, p375
- ISSN
0018-2613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/hzhz-2023-0029