Poblado de absorción

English translation: Overspill estate

09:20 Aug 21, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
Spanish term or phrase: Poblado de absorción
From an academic article whose subject is urban restoration of 'poblados dirigidos' in Madrid Spain. I have translated 'poblado dirigidos' as 'neighbourhood units' which is a US concept. Other possibilities relating to UK could be 'new town' or 'public housing estate'.
But I am looking for an exact translation of the above which is not literal which expresses the distinction between it and the 'poblado dirigido'
Andrew Sharp
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:49
English translation:Overspill estate
Explanation:
The creation of the district

Until the end of the 1960's, La Mina was little more than an area of cultivated fields, livestock and La Mina, view from the motorwayscattered hamlets just outside the Barcelona city limits. At the time Barcelona was experiencing very high immigration from less developed areas of Spain, particularly Andalusia. The immigrants arrived in the city with minimal resources leading to the growth of some of the largest shanty town constructions in the country. Shacks sprung up in many peripheral parts of the city, including Montjuïc, Campo de La Bota, Perona, Casa Antúez, l'Hospitalet and Hospital de St. Pau.

Barcelona had been looking for a solution to this serious shanty town problem since the end of the1950's. A planned New Town in the district was approved in 1959 but not realised. It was not until 1968 that land was purchased by the Barcelona Council for the construction of low-rent housing in La Mina.

Construction began in 1969 but was quickly brought to a halt after the completion of only approximately 500 apartments when the city council realised that the size of the blocks would not permit the relocation of all the shanty town residents. This first development in the district is subsequently known as 'Mina Vieja' (Old Mina).

https://geographyfieldwork.com/La Mina.htm

An overspill estate is a housing estate planned and built for the housing of excess population in urban areas, both from the natural increase of population and often in order to rehouse people from decaying inner city areas, usually as part of the process of slum clearance. They were created on the outskirts of most large British towns and during most of the 20th century, with new towns being an alternative approach outside London after World War II. The Town Development Act, 1952 encouraged the expansion of neighbouring urban areas rather than the creation of satellite communities.[1][2] Slum clearance tenants often had problems with the move, since it separated them from extended family and friends, needed services were often lacking, and only the better off workers could afford the extra cost of commuting back to their jobs.[3][4][5] Another criticism was that the new estates occupied what had been productive agricultural land.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overspill_estate

An overspill estate is a housing estate built to ease overcrowding on an existing housing estate. It may not be adjacent to the existing estate but located elsewhere in the city or town. In postwar Britain, they were built usually on greenfield land on the periphery of towns and cities to accommodate those displaced by the slum clearance programs in the inner-cities.

https://ukhousing.fandom.com/wiki/Overspill_estate

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Los Poblados de Absorción pretendian cumplir el doble objetivo de cobijar de forma rápida y barata a la población inmigrante que se asentaba en chabolas en el extrarradio de Madrid y organizarlos de manera ordenada en poblados satélites autónomos alrrededor de la capital. Arquitectónicamente, se trataba de bloques de viviendas unifamiliares en horizontal, de una o dos plantas, y de bloques colectivos de cuatro o cinco alturas. Los Poblados de Absorción fueron el principio de los posteriores “poblados dirigidos”, de los que en Fuencarral también existe un ejemplo.

https://urbancidades.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/poblados-de-ab...

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An overspill estate is a housing estate planned and built for the housing of excess population in urban areas, both from the natural increase of population and often in order to rehouse people from decaying inner city areas, usually as part of the process of slum clearance. They were created on the outskirts of most large British towns and during most of the 20th century, with new towns being an alternative approach outside London after World War II. The Town Development Act, 1952 encouraged the expansion of neighbouring urban areas rather than the creation of satellite communities. Slum clearance tenants often had problems with the move, since it separated them from extended family and friends, needed services were often lacking, and only the better off workers could afford the extra cost of commuting back to their jobs. Another criticism was that the new estates occupied what had been productive agricultural land.

https://www.revolvy.com/page/Overspill-estate

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As far as I know, I don't think there have ever been any shanty towns in the UK. Anyway, glad to have been of help and thanks for the points :-)
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Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 05:49
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3Overspill estate
Helena Chavarria
4new town // satellite town
bigedsenior
3absorption town
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
new town // satellite town


Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english...

https://housing.com/news/satellite-towns-india-worth-investi...

bigedsenior
Local time: 21:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 236
Notes to answerer
Asker: A 'new town' is a possibility for the term 'poblado dirigido' although I preferred the US concept of 'neighbourhood unit'. A 'new town' is a separate fully functioning town near to a major city like London and a 'poblacion de absorption' is basically a big housing development/project intended to replace 'shanty towns'

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
absorption town


Explanation:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblados_dirigidos

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12267620

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Too literal I am afraid. The answer must mean something to a native of the UK or US

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Overspill estate


Explanation:
The creation of the district

Until the end of the 1960's, La Mina was little more than an area of cultivated fields, livestock and La Mina, view from the motorwayscattered hamlets just outside the Barcelona city limits. At the time Barcelona was experiencing very high immigration from less developed areas of Spain, particularly Andalusia. The immigrants arrived in the city with minimal resources leading to the growth of some of the largest shanty town constructions in the country. Shacks sprung up in many peripheral parts of the city, including Montjuïc, Campo de La Bota, Perona, Casa Antúez, l'Hospitalet and Hospital de St. Pau.

Barcelona had been looking for a solution to this serious shanty town problem since the end of the1950's. A planned New Town in the district was approved in 1959 but not realised. It was not until 1968 that land was purchased by the Barcelona Council for the construction of low-rent housing in La Mina.

Construction began in 1969 but was quickly brought to a halt after the completion of only approximately 500 apartments when the city council realised that the size of the blocks would not permit the relocation of all the shanty town residents. This first development in the district is subsequently known as 'Mina Vieja' (Old Mina).

https://geographyfieldwork.com/La Mina.htm

An overspill estate is a housing estate planned and built for the housing of excess population in urban areas, both from the natural increase of population and often in order to rehouse people from decaying inner city areas, usually as part of the process of slum clearance. They were created on the outskirts of most large British towns and during most of the 20th century, with new towns being an alternative approach outside London after World War II. The Town Development Act, 1952 encouraged the expansion of neighbouring urban areas rather than the creation of satellite communities.[1][2] Slum clearance tenants often had problems with the move, since it separated them from extended family and friends, needed services were often lacking, and only the better off workers could afford the extra cost of commuting back to their jobs.[3][4][5] Another criticism was that the new estates occupied what had been productive agricultural land.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overspill_estate

An overspill estate is a housing estate built to ease overcrowding on an existing housing estate. It may not be adjacent to the existing estate but located elsewhere in the city or town. In postwar Britain, they were built usually on greenfield land on the periphery of towns and cities to accommodate those displaced by the slum clearance programs in the inner-cities.

https://ukhousing.fandom.com/wiki/Overspill_estate

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Note added at 24 mins (2019-08-21 09:45:08 GMT)
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Los Poblados de Absorción pretendian cumplir el doble objetivo de cobijar de forma rápida y barata a la población inmigrante que se asentaba en chabolas en el extrarradio de Madrid y organizarlos de manera ordenada en poblados satélites autónomos alrrededor de la capital. Arquitectónicamente, se trataba de bloques de viviendas unifamiliares en horizontal, de una o dos plantas, y de bloques colectivos de cuatro o cinco alturas. Los Poblados de Absorción fueron el principio de los posteriores “poblados dirigidos”, de los que en Fuencarral también existe un ejemplo.

https://urbancidades.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/poblados-de-ab...

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Note added at 27 mins (2019-08-21 09:48:29 GMT)
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An overspill estate is a housing estate planned and built for the housing of excess population in urban areas, both from the natural increase of population and often in order to rehouse people from decaying inner city areas, usually as part of the process of slum clearance. They were created on the outskirts of most large British towns and during most of the 20th century, with new towns being an alternative approach outside London after World War II. The Town Development Act, 1952 encouraged the expansion of neighbouring urban areas rather than the creation of satellite communities. Slum clearance tenants often had problems with the move, since it separated them from extended family and friends, needed services were often lacking, and only the better off workers could afford the extra cost of commuting back to their jobs. Another criticism was that the new estates occupied what had been productive agricultural land.

https://www.revolvy.com/page/Overspill-estate

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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2019-08-22 13:30:19 GMT) Post-grading
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As far as I know, I don't think there have ever been any shanty towns in the UK. Anyway, glad to have been of help and thanks for the points :-)

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your work here Helena I intend to use your answer and will select your answer. Although I don't think there is an exact equivalent in UK and maybe US social history because they were built to replace shanty towns that had appeared at the edge of Spanish cities as rural populations moved to the cities for work


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eduardo Ramos
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Eduardo :-)

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Yvonne :-)

agree  Sara Fairen
1 day 29 mins
  -> Thank you, Sara :-)
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