Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The city and its coast and port

Abstract

Las Palmas is an Atlantic city that has grown into a metropolitan area. As a crossroads of commercial routes and cultural influences, the city has become an important port. The city was initially confined to a limited space between the sea (to the East) and a terrain that represented for centuries the western limit of urban growth. This work analyses the transformation of the coastal zone of Las Palmas in relation to the origin and development of the port and urban growth. The basic sources have been the archive of the Port Authority of Las Palmas, the Office of Planning of Las Palmas, The Museum of the Canary Islands, and photos from FEDAC and Department of Geography of University of Las Palmas.

Keywords

• las palmas de gran canaria
• canarias
• puerto
• frente marítimo y desarrollo urbano.