Sustainable agrarian urbanism: The low-density cities of the Mayas and Aztecs

Cities

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 132-143

  Isendahl, Christian ^a   Smith, Michael E ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient cities; Archaeology; Aztec; Maya; Urban agriculture; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTIVATION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERIURBAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBANIZATION;

MESOAMERICA;

EID: 84875231483     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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