TY - BOOK ID - 12229940 TI - The city in the Roman West, c. 250 BC - c. AD 250 AU - Laurence, Ray AU - Cleary, Simon Esmonde AU - Sears, Gareth AU - Cambridge University Press PY - 2011 SN - 9780521701402 9780521877503 9780511975882 PB - Cambridge [etc.] Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - 911.375 <09> <37> KW - 937 KW - Steden. Studie van stedelijke vestiging. Geografie van steden. Stadsgeografie--Geschiedenis van ...--Rome. Oud-Italië KW - Geschiedenis van Rome tot 476 KW - Cities and towns KW - Urbanization KW - Sociology, Urban KW - City planning KW - History KW - Ancient KW - General KW - 937 Geschiedenis van Rome tot 476 KW - General. KW - 307.760937 KW - Social sciences Urban communities Ancient Italy KW - Cities and towns, Movement to KW - Urban development KW - Urban systems KW - Social history KW - Sociology, Rural KW - Urban policy KW - Rural-urban migration KW - Urban sociology KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban planning KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Regional planning KW - Urban renewal KW - Cities and towns, Ancient KW - Government policy KW - Management KW - 937 History of ancient Rome (to 476 AD) KW - History of ancient Rome (to 476 AD) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12229940 AB - "The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less deeply ingrained than in the Greek-speaking East but where networks of cities grew up during the centuries following conquest and occupation. This up-to-date and well illustrated synthesis provides students and non-specialists with an overview of the development of the city in Italy, Gaul, Britain, Germany, Spain and North Africa, whether their interests lie in ancient history, Roman archaeology or the wider history of urbanism. It not only accounts for its geographical and temporal spread and its associated monuments (such as amphitheatres and baths), but also seeks to account for its importance to the rulers of the Empire as well as the provincials and locals"-- ER -