Monthly Archives: September 2009

THE CITY

THE CITY IN HISTORY Here the author talks  about the origins of towns/cities and birth of an urban form which begun with Neolithic settlements in Western Asia, 2000/3000 years before the origination of mesopotamia. Some of the towns took urban … Continue reading

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What is a city?

A city is and always has been many things, but what makes a city more than anything else is the social interaction of its populace and how that populace interacts with the city’s physical elements — public spaces, transportation and … Continue reading

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“How To Study Cities”

Gregoire Filcidor History Seminar I                 “How To Study Cities” is an introductory article that pays tribute to the many great theorist, scientists, authors and who ever contributed to the study of understand the city. Richard LeGate author … Continue reading

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