“Ciudad Astur”, a metropolitan singularity

Authors

  • Fermín Rodríguez Gutiérrez
  • Manuel Carrero de Roa

Keywords:

Áreas metropolitanas, dispersión urbana, policentrismo

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide a description of the distinguishing features of “Ciudad
Astur” in the context of the Spanish metropolitan areas. “Ciudad Astur” is the phrase with which to
designate the urban system with metropolitan features that has emerged in the last two decades
as the result of the transformation of the centenary industrial district established in the center of
the country. This portrait is the result of a dynamic approach, since it comes from the previous
territorial system features for, through the urban recent phenomena, understand the keys of its
current configuration.

Published

2013-06-25

How to Cite

Rodríguez Gutiérrez, F., & Carrero de Roa, M. (2013). “Ciudad Astur”, a metropolitan singularity. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 45(176), 333–349. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/76205