History of urban construction and planning

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the urban development and planning history of European cities from antiquity to the 1970s. The formation of the city is placed within its respective socio-political, economic, and social contexts. Why did certain forms of urban layouts with specific street, building, and parcel structures emerge? How were urban functions such as living, working, or public life distributed? What led to a particular image of the city? The urban structure and the planning processes that produced it are linked to the development of urban planning tools such as zoning plans, building regulations, and expropriation law. In the second edition, the chapter on urban development and housing from 1960 to 1980 has been newly added.