The Continuing City

Urban Morphology in Western Civilization
Erscheinungsjahr 1990
ISBN: 978-0-8018-3802-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 552 Seiten, Format (B × H): 186 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1216 g

Exploring the "morphogenesis" of the city in Western civilization, this new edition contains updated material, a new introduction, and additional illustrations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vance Jr., James E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Preface to the Original Edition
Chapter 1. Introduction: Urban Morphogenesis
Chapter 2. The Gods Look Down: The Classical City
Chapter 3. The Disintegration Into Feudalism and the Dawn of Freedom
Chapter 4. The Expression of Liberalism: The Face of the Medieval City
Chapter 5. A Town for Everyman: The Late-Medieval Bastide
Chapter 6. The Prince's Capital and the Merchant's Town

Chapter 7. The Revolution of Economy and Evolution of the City: Urban Morphogenesis in the Industrial Age
Chapter 8. Urban Form in the Modern World: The Emergence of the Complex City, 1845–1945

Chapter 9. Urban Morphogenesis Since 1945: The Rise of the Complex City
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vance Jr., James E.
James E. Vance, Jr., is emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His books includeThe Continuing City, also available from Johns Hopkins.

James E. Vance, Jr., is emeritus professor of geography at the University of California, Berkeley. His books include The North American Railroad, also from Johns Hopkins University Press.