Metropolitan region of Copenhagen, Denmark: urban development since the 19th century and current metropolitan setting

TY - CONF

T1 - Metropolitan region of Copenhagen, Denmark

T2 - Spatial Development in Metropolitan Regions

AU - Fertner, Christian

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - From 1650 to 1850, Copenhagen was not extended although its population rose steadily. A cholera epidemic finally led to the removal of the city fortification in 1856 and opened up for a construction boom in the closest suburbs.The extension of tramlines and their electrifi cation in 1900 pushed the boundaries of the city further out. With the opening of the suburban train lines in 1934, the until today known finger structure was consolidated.A regional strategy, the “Fingerplan”, incorporating this structure was elaborated in 1947, but individual motorisation eroded some of the principles. Still, the Fingerplan has had strong influence on the development of the region over the last decades, e.g. by the development of the western and south-western fingers. In 2007 the Fingerplan was incorporated in a contemporary version as a legal regional plan.Since 2000 the region is connected by a fixed link to Malmö in Sweden, forming a cross-border region with around 3.5 mio. inhabitants.

AB - From 1650 to 1850, Copenhagen was not extended although its population rose steadily. A cholera epidemic finally led to the removal of the city fortification in 1856 and opened up for a construction boom in the closest suburbs.The extension of tramlines and their electrifi cation in 1900 pushed the boundaries of the city further out. With the opening of the suburban train lines in 1934, the until today known finger structure was consolidated.A regional strategy, the “Fingerplan”, incorporating this structure was elaborated in 1947, but individual motorisation eroded some of the principles. Still, the Fingerplan has had strong influence on the development of the region over the last decades, e.g. by the development of the western and south-western fingers. In 2007 the Fingerplan was incorporated in a contemporary version as a legal regional plan.Since 2000 the region is connected by a fixed link to Malmö in Sweden, forming a cross-border region with around 3.5 mio. inhabitants.

KW - Urban planning

KW - Land use and management

M3 - Poster

Y2 - 28 August 2011 through 31 August 2011

ER -