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Empirical Urban Theory For Archaeologists, Michael E. Smith
Empirical Urban Theory For Archaeologists, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
I review several bodies of empirical urban theory relevant to the archaeological analysis of ancient cities. Empirical theory is a type of “middle-range theory” (following Robert Merton): sets of concepts and methods that are less abstract, and have greater empirical content, than igh-level social theory. The categories of theory reviewed here include environment-behavior theory, architectural communication theory, space syntax, urban morphology, reception theory, generative planning theory, normative theory, and city size theory. Most of these approaches originated in the fields of architecture, planning, and geography, and they directly link the urban-built environment to the actions of people within cities.
The Archaeological Study Of Neighborhoods And Districts In Ancient Cities, Michael E. Smith
The Archaeological Study Of Neighborhoods And Districts In Ancient Cities, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
No abstract provided.
Sprawl, Squatters, And Sustainable Cities: Can Archaeological Data Shed Light On Modern Urban Issues?, Michael E. Smith
Sprawl, Squatters, And Sustainable Cities: Can Archaeological Data Shed Light On Modern Urban Issues?, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
Ancient cities as documented by archaeologists and historians have considerable relevance for a broader understanding of modern cities and general processes of urbanization. This article reviews three themes that illustrate such relevance: sprawl, squatter settlements and urban sustainability. Archaeology's potential for illuminating these and other topics, however, remains largely unrealized because we have failed to develop the concepts and methods required to analyse such processes in the past. The following aspects are examined for each of the three themes: the modern situation, the potential insights that archaeology could contribute, and what archaeologists would need to do to produce those insights. …
City Planning: Aztec City Planning, Michael E. Smith
City Planning: Aztec City Planning, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
No abstract provided.
Form And Meaning In The Earliest Cities: A New Approach To Ancient Urban Planning, Michael E. Smith
Form And Meaning In The Earliest Cities: A New Approach To Ancient Urban Planning, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
This paper won the Catherine Bauer Wurster Prize for the “Best Scholarly Article on American Planning History” for 2007 by the Society for American City and Regional Planning History.
Did The Maya Build Architectural Cosmograms?, Michael E. Smith
Did The Maya Build Architectural Cosmograms?, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
No abstract provided.
Can We Read Cosmology From Maya City Plans? Comment On Ashmore And Sabloff, Michael E. Smith
Can We Read Cosmology From Maya City Plans? Comment On Ashmore And Sabloff, Michael E. Smith
Michael E Smith
Please see the response to this paper by Ashmore and Sabloff.