Zupko and Laures have written a unique account of the environmental history of medieval Italian towns. The authors examine the law codes of towns in northern and central Italy in order to learn what individual citizens wanted their town and its environment to be. "Straws in the Wind" demonstrates that medieval legislators had a vision of what the ideal urban quality of life should be and that they enacted laws designed to shape the city environment in accordance with this ideal.
Zupko and Laures have written a unique account of the environmental history of medieval Italian towns. The authors examine the law codes of towns in northern and central Italy in order to learn what individual citizens wanted their town and its environment to be. "Straws in the Wind" demonstrates that medieval legislators had a vision of what the ideal urban quality of life should be and that they enacted laws designed to shape the city environment in accordance with this ideal.
Ronald Edward Zupko is professor of history at Marquette University. Robert Anthony Laures is a medieval historian living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Acknowledgments Introduction The Medieval Urban Setting: Politics and Law The Medieval Town: Theoretical Foundations The Town Elites The Councils A Case Study: Bologna 1288 Ancient and Medieval Environmental Spokesmen Classical Environmental Theory Christian and Medieval Environmental Theory The Earth as a Planned Abode Stewardship in Action The Vision of an Urban Utopia Regulating the Land Historical Antecedents Roman Road Construction Government Responsibility for the Roads Breakdown of the Roads The Medieval Roadway Medieval Urban Waste Management Legislation Conclusion Protecting the Water Ancient Water and Sewer Systems Medieval Water and Sewer Systems Legislation Drainage Systems Flood Control Conclusion Eliminating Wastes Trade-Related Legislation The Butcher and Meat Purveyor Guilds Food Supplies The Leather Workers' Guilds The Fisheries Market and Land Resources The Cloth Industries Conclusion The Medieval Urban Response to the Environmental Crisis The Medieval Urban Response to the Environmental Crisis Environment Climate and Law Medieval Bergamo Market Locations Food Supplies Public Sanitation Roads Bridges Waterways and Fountains Fortifications Conclusion: Things Left Undone Notes Select Bibliography About the Book and Authors Index
Acknowledgments Introduction The Medieval Urban Setting: Politics and Law The Medieval Town: Theoretical Foundations The Town Elites The Councils A Case Study: Bologna 1288 Ancient and Medieval Environmental Spokesmen Classical Environmental Theory Christian and Medieval Environmental Theory The Earth as a Planned Abode Stewardship in Action The Vision of an Urban Utopia Regulating the Land Historical Antecedents Roman Road Construction Government Responsibility for the Roads Breakdown of the Roads The Medieval Roadway Medieval Urban Waste Management Legislation Conclusion Protecting the Water Ancient Water and Sewer Systems Medieval Water and Sewer Systems Legislation Drainage Systems Flood Control Conclusion Eliminating Wastes Trade-Related Legislation The Butcher and Meat Purveyor Guilds Food Supplies The Leather Workers' Guilds The Fisheries Market and Land Resources The Cloth Industries Conclusion The Medieval Urban Response to the Environmental Crisis The Medieval Urban Response to the Environmental Crisis Environment Climate and Law Medieval Bergamo Market Locations Food Supplies Public Sanitation Roads Bridges Waterways and Fountains Fortifications Conclusion: Things Left Undone Notes Select Bibliography About the Book and Authors Index
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