Landscape of the Resort City of Jurmala: From Fishing Villages to Planned Urbanization

Abstract

The article outlines the historic landscape development stages in the resort city of Jurmala, Latvia starting from the fishing villages of the 18^th century up to modern times. The article indicates landscape changes today in the City of Jurmala and discusses planned solutions leading to increased urbanization, which in the future could create a considerably different city landscape, and which have alarmed city planners and the residents of Jurmala.