Mobility has an enormous impact on city culture and urban development. Cities are primarily perceived from a moving perspective. Our experience of the city is to a large extent determined by infrastructure and traffic flows. Mobility is not solely a logistical or technocratic challenge in the modern city, but also a key conditioning factor in urban development.
Rotterdam's history has left it particularly marked by movement and transit. Construction of a modern transport infrastructure began before 1940, and continued with renewed vigour during and after the postwar Reconstruction. The cityscape is defined by waterways, bridges, streets, arterial canals, avenues and a rhomboid motorway system - together forming the backbone of the city's structure. Rotterdam has embraced mobility and draws strength from it. The city serves as a good case study and illustration of the relationship between mobility and urban development.
Mobility has an enormous impact on city culture and urban development. Cities are primarily perceived from a moving perspective. Our experience of the city is to a large extent determined by infrastructure and traffic flows. Mobility is not solely a logistical or technocratic challenge in the modern city, but also a key conditioning factor in urban development.
Rotterdam's history has left it particularly marked by movement and transit. Construction of a modern transport infrastructure began before 1940, and continued with renewed vigour during and after the postwar Reconstruction. The cityscape is defined by waterways, bridges, streets, arterial canals, avenues and a rhomboid motorway system - together forming the backbone of the city's structure. Rotterdam has embraced mobility and draws strength from it. The city serves as a good case study and illustration of the relationship between mobility and urban development.
This book uses word and image to examine the social significance of mobility. The authors draw on Rotterdam examples to illustrate links between mobility and urban development.
