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The Age of Water

The Urban Environment in the North of France, A.D. 300-1800
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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.

Author Biography:

André E. Guillerme, urban engineer and historian, is professor of History of Technology at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) in Paris. His research deals with history of industrial landscape, construction history, and technical gesture (19th & 20th century), specialising in the study of urban change in industrialised nations.
Release date Australia
September 30th, 2013
Audiences
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations
52 figures, 11 tables
Pages
312
Dimensions
152x229x18
ISBN-13
9781623490652
Product ID
21489219

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