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Cities of the Future or a Relic of the Past? The Universality of Low-Density Urbanism Among the Ancient Maya

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Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Koch, Timothy Alexander Eland, Thesis advisor (ths): Haines, Helen, Thesis advisor (ths): McLellan, Alec, Degree committee member (dgc): Fitzsimons, Rodney, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Low-density urbanism is ubiquitous in the industrialized world, with suburbs and sprawling urban zones like the American Northeastern Seaboard being classified as such. Due to
outsized environmental impacts and perceived unsustainability, this settlement pattern is often
maligned. As one of the few prominent examples of agrarian-based low-density urbanism, the
ancient Maya can provide… more
Full Text: Cities of the Future or a Relic of the Past? The Universality of Low-Density Urbanism Among the Ancient Maya A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty …