Stadterweiterung

Urban Expansion: the term Stadterweiterung as used in Austria dates back to the 19th century when new built-up areas developed in the immediate vicinity of older settlements and when the fortifications of old cities and towns were razed and adjacent suburban areas were incorporated into them. In its modern sense, urban expansion refers to the construction of new urban settlements and facilities in the environs of older built-up areas, and specifically to the development of new residential and industrial areas according to homogeneous plans. Since the 1960s, urban expansion has been seen as the antithesis to Urban Renewal, which aims at preventing urban centres or parts thereof from falling into decay and turning into slums.

Literature: E. Lichtenberger, Stadtgeographie - Begriffe, Konzepte, Modelle, Prozesse, Stuttgart 1991.