Copyright (c) 2011 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith Recent documents in Michael E Smith en-us Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:34:21 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/44 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/44 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:48:12 PST I review several bodies of empirical urban theory relevant to the archaeological analysis of ancient cities. Empirical theory is a type of “middle-range theory” (following Robert Merton): sets of concepts and methods that are less abstract, and have greater empirical content, than igh-level social theory. The categories of theory reviewed here include environment-behavior theory, architectural communication theory, space syntax, urban morphology, reception theory, generative planning theory, normative theory, and city size theory. Most of these approaches originated in the fields of architecture, planning, and geography, and they directly link the urban-built environment to the actions of people within cities. Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/43 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/43 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:18:02 PST Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Postclassic archaeology, Morelos http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/42 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/42 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:17:52 PDT Ancient cities as documented by archaeologists and historians have considerable relevance for a broader understanding of modern cities and general processes of urbanization. This article reviews three themes that illustrate such relevance: sprawl, squatter settlements and urban sustainability. Archaeology's potential for illuminating these and other topics, however, remains largely unrealized because we have failed to develop the concepts and methods required to analyse such processes in the past. The following aspects are examined for each of the three themes: the modern situation, the potential insights that archaeology could contribute, and what archaeologists would need to do to produce those insights. The author then discusses some of the benefits that would accrue from increased communication between archaeologists and other scholars of urbanism. Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/41 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/41 Wed, 05 May 2010 09:55:02 PDT Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/40 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/40 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:27:57 PST Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/39 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/39 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:01 PST Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative Reviews (a few book reviews) http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/38 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/38 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:26:51 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Postclassic archaeology, Morelos Ancient economies City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/37 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/37 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:53:30 PDT Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/36 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/36 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:20:27 PST Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/35 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/35 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:06:25 PST Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/34 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/34 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:14:47 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Ancient economies http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/33 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/33 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:17 PDT Michael E. Smith Postclassic archaeology, Morelos Ancient economies City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/32 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/32 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:09:38 PDT Michael E. Smith Postclassic archaeology, Toluca region http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/31 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/31 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:07:52 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/30 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/30 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:57 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Cities & urbanism: Aztec and Mesoamerican City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/29 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/29 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:23:41 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Postclassic archaeology, Morelos City-states and empires http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/28 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/28 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:21:51 PDT Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: Aztec and Mesoamerican http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/27 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/27 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:20:23 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Postclassic archaeology, Morelos http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/26 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/26 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:31 PDT Please see the response to this paper by Ashmore and Sabloff. Michael E. Smith Cities & urbanism: Aztec and Mesoamerican Cities & urbanism: comparative http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/25 http://works.bepress.com/michael_e_smith/25 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:57:51 PDT Michael E. Smith Aztec society, general Postclassic archaeology, Morelos City-states and empires