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History & Theories of Urban planning Book
The First Part: History of Urban Planning
Introduction
Reasons for the construction of the city:
• Agricultural surplus
• trade exchange
• Water sources (river, wells,…)
• Control over borders
• Having of natural resources
• Need for defense
The ages timeline:
Pre - Ancient Middle and Renaissance
Historic Civilizations Islamic Ages and Baroque
Times
Age
• Pre - historic times (stone, bronze, copper).
• Ancient civilizations (Pharaonic, Greek, Mesopotamia, Roman).
• Middle and Islamic Ages.
• Renaissance and Baroque Age.
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Dr. Sherein El-Shahat
