Morphological System and Urban Settlements. Coimbra (Portugal): A City from the Roman Times to the Present

The vision of the 21st-century sustainable city unquestionably requires an interdisciplinary analysis in urbanism. issues concerning physical support systems land-use planning must be regarded as essential pieces urban design and due to their weight environmental components On a time matrix that shows pathways change setting Coimbra, being aware integrated ultimate goal, we systematise “morphological system” —geomorphology; lithology; tectonics; slopes; exposure— conditioned development (in harmony for centuries disruptive last decades). findings highlight consistent path deep with path, increasingly complex patterns, limited dependence on variables. sustainability space built past was transformed by recent expansion buildings slopes, consequently leading natural risks climate changes.