The power of urban water: studies in premodern urbanism

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From Nature to Topography -- 3. Fountains and the Ancient City -- 4. Water, Social Space and Architecture at Selinous: the Case of the Urban Sanctuary -- 5. Fountains and Basins in Greek Sanctuaries -- 6. Water in Early Christian Ritual: Baptism and Baptisteries in Corinth -- 7. Aquatic Pasts & -- amp -- the Watery Present: Water and Memory in the Fora of Rome -- 8. Water and Decentring Urbanism in the Roman Period: Urban Materiality, Post-Humanism and Identity -- 9. Water and Urban Structures in the Narrative Worlds of Courtly Novels − Aesthetic and Symbolic Functions -- 10. Syracusan Water Networks in Antiquity -- 11. Meeting Water Needs as a Major Challenge in an Urban Context -- 12. Ice Jams and their Impact on Urban Communities from a Long-term Perspective (Middle Ages to the 19< -- sup> -- th< -- /sup> -- Century) -- 13. Medieval and Post-Medieval Urban Water Supply and Sanitation -- 14. Harbourscapes -- 15. Human Impact on Hydrology -- 16. Water as an Economic Resource and as an Environmental Challenge Within the Urbanisation Process of the Rhine Valley in the 13< -- sup> -- th< -- /sup> -- Century -- List of Contributors.

Frontmatter --Preface --Contents --1. Introduction --2. From Nature to Topography --3. Fountains and the Ancient City --4. Water, Social Space and Architecture at Selinous: the Case of the Urban Sanctuary --5. Fountains and Basins in Greek Sanctuaries --6. Water in Early Christian Ritual: Baptism and Baptisteries in Corinth --7. Aquatic Pasts & the Watery Present: Water and Memory in the Fora of Rome --8. Water and Decentring Urbanism in the Roman Period: Urban Materiality, Post-Humanism and Identity --9. Water and Urban Structures in the Narrative Worlds of Courtly Novels − Aesthetic and Symbolic Functions --10. Syracusan Water Networks in Antiquity --11. Meeting Water Needs as a Major Challenge in an Urban Context --12. Ice Jams and their Impact on Urban Communities from a Long-term Perspective (Middle Ages to the 19th Century) --13. Medieval and Post-Medieval Urban Water Supply and Sanitation --14. Harbourscapes --15. Human Impact on Hydrology --16. Water as an Economic Resource and as an Environmental Challenge Within the Urbanisation Process of the Rhine Valley in the 13th Century --List of Contributors