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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298371403321

Autore

Hakim Besim S

Titolo

Mediterranean Urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : Historic Urban / Building Rules and Processes / / by Besim S. Hakim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

94-017-9140-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

710

711.4

720

910

Soggetti

Regional planning

Urban planning

City planning

Architecture

Landscape architecture

Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning

Urbanism

Cities, Countries, Regions

Landscape Architecture

History

Mediterranean Region History

Mediterranean Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Greece: Sources from 2nd Century B.C.E. to 19th Century C.E. -- Italy: Sources from 10th to 14th Centuries C.E. -- Spain: Sources from 5th to 18th Centuries C.E. -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together historic urban / building rules and codes for the geographic areas including Greece, Italy, and Spain. The author achieved his ambitious goal of finding pertinent rules and codes that were followed in previous societies for the processes that formed the



built environment of their towns and cities, including building activities at the neighborhood level and the decision-making process that took place between proximate neighbors. The original languages of the texts that were translated into English are Greek, Latin, Italian, Arabic, and Spanish. The sources for the chapter on Greece date from the 2nd century B.C.E. to the 19th century C.E. Those for the chapter on Italy date from the 10th to the 14th centuries C.E., and for the chapter on Spain from the 5th to the 18th centuries C.E. Numerous appendices are included to enhance and elaborate on the material that make up the chapters. This book provides lessons and insights into how compact and sustainable towns and cities that are greatly admired today were achieved in the past, and how we and future generations can learn from this rich heritage, including the valuable insight provided by the nature of the rules and codes and their application through centuries of continuous use.