The Development of Modern Urban Planning: The Case of Strasbourg, 1871-1918

Strasbourg, this article argues, played a seminal role in the development of urban planning. The city’s transformation late nineteenth century was one earliest, largest, and most expensive planned extensions modern Germany. In process, Strasbourg also came to play central planning into an established area technical expertise, academic discipline, professional practice. Initially conceived under aegis empire’s military command, quickly involved local politicians, landowners, independent experts, accelerating practice dominated by what Camillo Sitte described as “technicians specialists.” reception impacted salient debates from 1870s early twentieth century.