La invención de la retícula urbana: escuadra y arado. Una cuestión geométrica y agrícola
[EN] We wonder about the origin of the orthogonal tracings. It is commonly said that the layout grid is the most natural and intuitive. Is it a Greek invention? Archaeology shows that in human history, cultural phenomena are due to technological inventions and creations. We suspect that adjectives l...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repository: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Language: | Spanish English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/79419 |
| Online Access: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/79419 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ortogonalidad Ciudad Agricultura Retícula Orthogonality City Agriculture Reticle |
| Summary: | [EN] We wonder about the origin of the orthogonal tracings. It is commonly said that the layout grid is the most natural and intuitive. Is it a Greek invention? Archaeology shows that in human history, cultural phenomena are due to technological inventions and creations. We suspect that adjectives like “natural” and “intuitive” hide an inevitable subordination to the calculation of areas and plots and agricultural mapping, which takes place in the Neolithic, within plain and fertile river environments |
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