Dean Saitta (University of Denver)

First Cities

Planning Lessons for the 21st Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Anthropological Archaeology in the 21st Century
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 94
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9781009338745
• ISBN-10: 1009338749
• Artikelnr.: 69723071

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Philosophical and Theoretical Orientation
3. Development of First Cities in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe, and Africa
4. Expressions of Ancient Urbanism in Mesoamerica and North America
5. Planning Lessons for the 21st Century City. 6. Summary and Conclusion
References.