Bratislava and the Planned River: Mapping the Impact of the Danube Regulations between 1772 and 1896 on Urban Development
Bratislava and the Planned River: Mapping the Impact of the Danube Regulations between 1772 and 1896 on Urban Development
Author(s): Monika BočkováSubject(s): Architecture, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Historický ústav SAV, v. v. i.
Keywords: the Danube river; channelization; regulation; mapping; Bratislava urban history;
Summary/Abstract: The current pattern of the Danube is a result of human activity as well as natural changes. Throughout history, different riverine transformations have affected the urban structure of Bratislava. The paper deals with the period of regulations between the years 1772 and 1896. To analyze the river as a natural and cultural phenomenon, a hybrid method was used. Selected aspects of historiographic research were interpreted on the basis of historical maps in the form of mapping. The method shows that local interventions were mainly part of the greater vision of the navigable waterway in Austria-Hungary.
Journal: Architektúra & Urbanizmus
- Issue Year: 55/2021
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 105-111
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English