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- Includes bibliographical references (p. [563]-573) and index
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Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 6
- List of Figures 12
- List of Maps 13
- Introduction 15
- CHAPTER 33
- From the Beginnings of Agriculture and Urbanization to the First Urbexplosions 33
- CHAPTER 123
- Understanding the First Urban Revolution 123
- 1. The Interface Case 127
- 2. The Transshipment Case 128
- CHAPTER 140
- The Two First Economy-Worlds The Roman and Chinese Empires 140
- CHAPTER 175
- Understanding the Dynamics of Urban Evolution 175
- CHAPTER 188
- The Great Ebb Islam Out to Conquer the Great and Asian Corridors 188
- CHAPTER 235
- Understanding Topodynamic Inertia 235
- CHAPTER 248
- The Great Ebb Europes Fight for Survival 248
- CHAPTER 301
- The Discovery of America and the Return in Strength of the Occident 301
- CHAPTER 354
- The Advent of Motorized Transportation and the Second Urban Revolution 354
- CHAPTER 418
- Understanding the Impact of Motorized Transportation 418
- The Case of a Single Reference Point 422
- The Case of Two Reference Points 423
- The Case of Animal Transportation 425
- The Case of Relay 427
- The Case of Motorized Transportation 428
- The Case of Three Reference Points or Triangle Case 429
- The Case of More Than Three Reference Points 431
- Motors and Networks 432
- Interdependence of Location Decisions 433
- Information 434
- Spatial Competition 435
- The Biased Reductions of Space-Friction 437
- Larger Cities Made Possible 438
- LoadingUnloading Costs and Absolute Advantages 439
- CHAPTER 441
- The Age of Automobile and the Triumph of the American Corridor 441
- CHAPTER 509
- Understanding Topodynamic Corridors 509
- CHAPTER 517
- Poles and Routes through History 517
- Conclusion 543
- The Broad Patterns of History 543
- Bibliography 555
- Appendix 1 566
- Tables of Demographic Evolution 566
- Appendix 2 584
- Cities by Types 584
- Appendix 3 591
- Silk Road Network Synthesis 591
- Index 593
