THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS:
SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
Dear colleagues and friends,
Atelier Research Center is planning an international seminar on the
origins of urbanization, to be held in the Spring 2021. Participants
are requested to present a written text to be distributed and
discussed. The papers will be first published in EXPRESSION quarterly
journal and then they will constitute a basic book on urban
development, looked at with a multi-disciplinary approach. It will be
a fundamental book on the history of urbanization, an important
didactic, educational and consulting book distributed worldwide.
Urbanists, landscape architects and planners, archeologists,
anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists and experts in other
disciplines are welcome to participate.
How did a town come to life and develop? Stories have been told ever
since the beginning of history. The myth on the birth of Rome is one
of many, likely to be best known among Europeans. The Biblical account
of the tower of Babel is another example. The birth, social life and
economy of sites like Machu Picchu (Peru) are still alimented by
recent studies. Other accounts are found in the traditions of Chinese,
Indian and other urban societies. Archeologists having excavated or
excavating ancient urban settlements can tell their story.
Town-planners may present their views and theories. Sociologists and
psychologists will contribute to the awareness of social and psychic
influences of urban living.
The cultural context of “The birth of urban settlements” will be
considered, along with the role of trade, agriculture and
socialization in their development. Early urbanization trends in the
Middle East, the Far East, Europe and elsewhere will be discussed.
Also, the “Later Urban Development” of villages becoming towns and of
towns becoming mega-towns will be looked at as social, economic and
political phenomenon, trends and outputs. Tentatively, a session might
be devoted to the “Future of Urban Settlements”.
Interested colleagues and friends are invited to contact
<[log in to unmask]>, indicating their profession and country,
including a summary (200–500 words) of their proposed paper. Deadline
for submitting papers: the 1st of March 2021.
Alisa
Atelier Secretariat
Atelier
Research Center for Conceptual Anthropology
Città Della Cultura
Via Marconi 7, Capo di Ponte, 25044, Italy
phone +39 0364/42392
Website: www.atelier-etno.it
Facebook page: Atelier-Antropologia-e-Preistoria
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