Integrating environmental and world-systems analyses in chapters ranging from the ancient to the contemporary, from the global to the local, from West to East, and from North to South, this book is the first collection to analyze environmental issues from the world-systems perspective. The introduction provides Immanuel Wallerstein's fullest explication of the role of ecological constraints in the world-system. Early chapters diagnose the increasing environmental threats to global sustainability and suggest ways to arrive at an integrated theoretical understanding of those threats. The...
Integrating environmental and world-systems analyses in chapters ranging from the ancient to the contemporary, from the global to the local, from W...
This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Medieval, early modern and renaissance cities. Among the cities examined are Uruk, Babylon, Thebes, Athens, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Siena, Florence, Antwerp, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico City, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe, Hangzhou, Beijing and Hankou Among the technologies discussed are: irrigation, water transport, urban public transport, aqueducts, building materials such as brick and Roman concrete, weaponry and fortifications, street...
This, the first book in the series, explores cities from the earliest earth built settlements to the dawn of the industrial age exploring ancient, Med...
This volume covers cities of the industrial revolution to 1870, European cities since 1870 and urban technology transfer. Among the cites and themes covered are: the onset of industrialization; Manchester and Glasgow; London and Paris; the rise of modern urban planning; Berlin; building and government sponsorship; Milton Keynes; cities in Russia; and cities in colonial India. The text is designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the accompanying European Cities and Technology Reader in the same series. It investigates the relative importance of technology, economics, politics...
This volume covers cities of the industrial revolution to 1870, European cities since 1870 and urban technology transfer. Among the cites and themes c...
This volume covers cities of the industrial revolution to 1870, European Cities since 1870 and urban technology transfer. Among the cities and themes covered are: * the onset of industrialization * Manchester and Glasgow * London and Paris * the rise of modern urban planning * Berlin * Building and government sponsorship * Milton Keynes * cities in Russia * cities in Colonial India This text is designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the accompanying "European Cities and Technology Reader" in the same series. It investigates the relative...
This volume covers cities of the industrial revolution to 1870, European Cities since 1870 and urban technology transfer. Among the cities and themes ...
The European Cities and Technology Reader is designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the accompanying European Cites and Technology textbook in the same series The European Cities and Technology Reader is divided into three main sections presenting key readings on: Cities of the Industrial Revolution (to 1870), European Cities since 1870 and the Urban Technology Transfer. Compiled as a reference source for students, this reader offers a deeper understanding of the historical role of technological change in urban development.
The European Cities and Technology Reader is designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the accompanying European Cites a...
This is the first book to attempt a comprehensive analysis of the state of Spain's naval forces in the years following the defeat of the Great Armada in 1588 and during the seventeenth century. This was a period in which all of Europe's maritime powers were attaching increasing importance to naval warfare in their bid to topple Spain and to seize the rich pickings of her vast empire. The book's findings throw new light on the conservation of Spain's timber resources, naval funding, and the recruitment and status of the Spanish seaman, in a study of the political, social, economic and...
This is the first book to attempt a comprehensive analysis of the state of Spain's naval forces in the years following the defeat of the Great Armada ...
