First Cities: Planning Lessons for the 21st Century - Couverture rigide

Saitta, Dean

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1009475916 ISBN 13 : 9781009475914

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

This Element describes and synthesizes archaeological knowledge of humankind's first cities for the purpose of strengthening a comparative understanding of urbanism across space and time. Case studies are drawn from ancient Mesopotamia, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They cover over 9000 years of city building. Cases exemplify the 'deep history' of urbanism in the classic heartlands of civilization, as well as lesser-known urban phenomena in other areas and time periods. The Element discusses the relevance of this knowledge to a number of contemporary urban challenges around food security, service provision, housing, ethnic co-existence, governance, and sustainability. This study seeks to enrich scholarly debates about the urban condition, and inspire new ideas for urban policy, planning, and placemaking in the twenty first century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009475916
• ISBN 13: 9781009475914
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 94
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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