Topographical factors in the growth of towns
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1. | Title | Title of document | Topographical factors in the growth of towns - Medieval Towns |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | John Schofield; Museum of London (retired); |
2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Alan Vince † |
3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | medieval towns; topographical factors in urbanization; medieval Britain; town planning; suburbs |
5. | Subject | Subject classification | Medieval European archaeology (HDDM); United Kingdom, Great Britain (1DBK) |
6. | Description | Abstract | This chapter looks at the importance of topographical factors in the growth of a number of towns in Britain. Topics covered include: - contours and the form of towns; rivers and roads - factors in growth: planned towns and planned parts of towns - castles and defences - cathedrals, monasteries and parish churches as centres of social activity - markets, water supply, secular public buildings and streets - suburbs - the waterfront - methodologies |
7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Sep-2005 |
10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
11. | Type | Type | |
12. | Format | File format | |
13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/24826 |
14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.24826 |
15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Medieval Towns |
16. | Language | English=en | en |
18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Great Britain; Europe, medieval period |
19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |