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Subject(s)

• Cities and towns, Ancient [Browse]
• City planning—History—To 1500 [Browse]

Series

• Cambridge elements. Elements in anthropological archaeology in the 21st century. [More in this series]
• Cambridge elements: Elements in anthropological archaeology in the 21st century

Summary note

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages [59]-83).

Contents

• Introduction
• Philosophical and theoretical orientation
• Development of first cities in Mesopotamia, Europe, Asia, and Africa
• Expressions of ancient urbanism in Mesoamerica and North America
• Planning lessons for the twenty-first-century city
• Summary and conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9781009475914 (hardcover)
• 1009475916 (hardcover)
• 9781009338745 (paperback)
• 1009338749 (paperback)

OCLC

1414370573

Other standard number

40032352771

RCP

C - S

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