Resetting the urban network: 117-2012

Do locational fundamentals such as coastlines and rivers determine town locations, or can historical events trap towns in unfavorable locations for centuries? We examine the effects on town locations of the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, which temporarily ended urbanization in Britain, but n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rauch, F, Michaels, G
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2013