Gardens and housing developments, new urban natures on the coast of the province of Alicante
Abstract
The urban sprawl that has taken place on the Spanish Mediterranean coast during the last decade has led to significant territorial impacts. The objective of this research is to highlight one of these; the proliferation of new urban typologies and recreational areas such as gardens. This publication aims to identify factors that have enabled the genesis of these new urban typologies predominant on the coast of Alicante and to determine the traits defining one of these elements (the gardens). From a methodological viewpoint, an integrated approach combining quantitative (data analysis) and qualitative (surveys) methodologies is used. The presence of a large group of people from Central and Northern Europe coupled with climatic features and the price of water justified the typology of gardens predominantly, what is known as the Mediterranean garden.Keywords
urban typologies, coast of Alicante, gardens, real estate boom, urban sprawlReferences
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