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This book includes a historic overview of urban planning on the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco from 700 AD until the 20th century.

Under Muslim rule, there was an urban sophistication which was unfamiliar in the Christian world, with the conquest of Granada and the discovery of America often seen as the beginning of a new era. This book presents a different view of Spain and Portugal which does not equate with the glamorous picture usually painted about the 16th century. Chapters detail the untold story of Muslim refugees, who founded towns in Morocco, and how the conflicts between Morocco and Spain started not only politically but also in terms of town planning, when Spain took over the Moroccan north. The history of Islamic city planning shows more consistency compared to the Christian equivalent, which became dominant world-wide whereas the Islamic approach is mainly forgotten. Despite this, the change from Islamic to Christian cities was extremely slow regardless of the

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 6/11/2025
      ISBN13: 9781032575988, 978-1032575988
      ISBN10: 1032575980
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      Book Synopsis

      This book includes a historic overview of urban planning on the Iberian Peninsula and in Morocco from 700 AD until the 20th century.

      Under Muslim rule, there was an urban sophistication which was unfamiliar in the Christian world, with the conquest of Granada and the discovery of America often seen as the beginning of a new era. This book presents a different view of Spain and Portugal which does not equate with the glamorous picture usually painted about the 16th century. Chapters detail the untold story of Muslim refugees, who founded towns in Morocco, and how the conflicts between Morocco and Spain started not only politically but also in terms of town planning, when Spain took over the Moroccan north. The history of Islamic city planning shows more consistency compared to the Christian equivalent, which became dominant world-wide whereas the Islamic approach is mainly forgotten. Despite this, the change from Islamic to Christian cities was extremely slow regardless of the

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