Interactions between Geomorphology and Urban Evolution Since Neolithic Times in a Mediterranean City
| Autor: | Joana M. Petrus, Maurici Ruiz, Joan Estrany |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Mediterranean climate
010506 paleontology geography geography.geographical_feature_category Estuary Fault (geology) 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Urban planning Period (geology) Flash flood Alluvium Physical geography Urban ecosystem 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| DOI: | 10.1016/b978-0-12-811951-8.00002-3 |
| Popis: | Founded as a Roman city (BC 123), geomorphological factors have affected the urban development of Palma, the capital of the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Its long urban evolution reached a culminating point in the first half of the 14th century, when it was one of the largest cities in western Europe. The city grew on an alluvial complex modified by neotectonic faulting. A river and its estuary fit within the main fault, where a primitive harbor was established. This watercourse clearly constrained urban evolution, as evidenced by catastrophic flash floods causing partial destruction (as in 1403 AD) to several different engineering works and urban redevelopment projects. The same faulting structure generated low-magnitude earthquakes in the 19th century that also affected the urban landscape. This chapter explores how the reconstruction of geomorphological and settlement processes since the Talayotic period (BC 3000) conveys the need to establish a sustainable growth model of urban ecosystems in which social and ecological feedbacks are integrated. |
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