The Age of Water : The Urban Environment in the North of France, A.D. 300-1800 Paperback / softback
by Andre E. Guillerme
Part of the Environmental History series
Paperback / softback
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Water is essential to human life, as mythology, religion, and history alike have recognised.
Its availability has been a key determinant in patterns of settlement and agriculture, but its crucial role in shaping the layout and economic development of cities has not always been recognised.
This structuralist history, first published in French in 1983, traces sixteen centuries of hydrographic technological change and urban development in eighteen cities of northern France. André E. Guillerme’s focus on the uses of water clearly illustrates the interaction of military, economic, technological, political, intellectual, and symbolic factors in urbanization.
He skilfully utilizes data from urban demography and draws extensively on scholarship in a wide range of fields to sketch the history of urban planning and technology and their effect on the environment.
From his incisive analysis, a complex picture emerges of demographic and socioeconomic evolution.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:312 pages, 52 figures, 11 tables
- Publisher:Texas A & M University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2013
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- ISBN:9781623490652
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:312 pages, 52 figures, 11 tables
- Publisher:Texas A & M University Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781623490652
