@conference {14156,
	title = {CERD{\`A} AND BARCELONA. OPTIMAL LOCATION OF SERVICES AND URBAN PLANNING},
	booktitle = {Association of American Geographers Meeting},
	year = {2011},
	month = {April 12},
	publisher = {AAG},
	organization = {AAG},
	address = {Seattle},
	abstract = {In this paper we analyze a case study, Cerd{\`a}{\textquoteright}s Urban Expansion of Barcelona
(1860). We reexamine Cerd{\`a}{\textquoteright}s positioning of marketplaces and hospitals using location
theory as well as GIS for data capturing and analysis. In addition, using topographic
map-series we study the developments of the Expansion up to now. We study the
allocation of services in the urban grid as a way of distributing wellbeing among
individuals. The actual evolution of the city through history differed from Cerd{\`a}{\textquoteright}s
proposal, partly due to unexpected increases in population density, built environment
and larger building occupation size. Nevertheless, Cerd{\`a}{\textquoteright}s lay-out of streets and
avenues has prevailed. Moreover, later plans of urban expansion and restructuration of
the city have been in line with Cerd{\`a}{\textquoteright}s ideas. Urban planning is an important factor in
the determination of quality of life and wellbeing. This paper is concerned with a design
of urban environment that seeks better spatial efficiency and social wellbeing.
Keywords. Urban planning, location theory, optimization, wellbeing, GIS, Spatial
Decisions Support System.
},
	author = {Pallares-Barbera, M. and Badia, A. and Duch, J.}
}
