Water management in ancient Greek cities / Dora P. Crouch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crouch, Dora P.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal water supply--Greece--Management--History.

Municipal water supply.

Cities and towns, Ancient--Greece.

Cities and towns, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx,380p. ) ill., maps,plans

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first examination of the impact of technological developments on ancient Greek cities. Drawing on material from many disciplines, the author examines water system elements as they relate to each other and to the physical, historical, and social bases of ancient Greek cities. She concludes that increased knowledge and skill in management of water contributed directly to the urbanization of the ancient Greek world.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

I: Introduction

1. Purposes and Methods

2. A Firm Archaeological Base for Urban History? Difficulties of Cross-Disciplinary Research

II: Modern Questions About Ancient Water Control

3. Water System Evidence of Greek Civilization

4. Modern Insights About Ancient Water Management

III: Greek Urbanism-Data and Theories

5. Urban Patterns in the Greek Period: Athens, Paestum, Morgantina, Miletus/Priene, and Pergamon as Formal Types

6. Greek Urbanization-Theoretical Issues

IV: Geography and Geology

7. Karst: The Hydrogeological Basis of Civilization

8. Greek Settlements and Karst Phenomena: Corinth and Syracuse

9. Urban Location Determinants: Argos, Gela, and Pergamon

10. Natural Models for Water Elements

V: Planning

11. Planning Water Management: Corinth and Syracuse

12. Planning Water Quality: Potable and Subpotable Water at Selinus and Priene

VI: Supply, Distribution, Drainage

13. Early and Late Examples: A New Look at Olynthos and Pompeii

14. Morgantina's Agora-Design and Drains

VII: Water System Elements Described and Quantified

15. Scale Differences: Akragas and Morgantina

16. Clusters of Water System Elements

VIII: Physical Constraints on Built Form

17. Urban and House Form Constrained by Water Resources-Morgantina

18. The Well-Watered Acropolis at Athens

19. Note on Testing the Water from the Asklepion Area, Athens

IX: Amenity and Necessity

20. Architectural Expression of Public and Private Water Supply at Morgantina, Corinth, Athens, and Delos

X: Conclusions: Learning from Greek Experience

21. Profile of Individual Water User

22. Discoveries About Greek Water Management

23. Thoughts on the History of Greek Urbanization

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-366) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-756026-1

1-280-44137-2

9786610441372

0-19-972821-6

1-60129-860-9

OCLC:

181843023