The Urban Logistic Network Cities, Transport and Distribution in Europe from the Middle Ages to Modern Times /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Favero, Giovanni (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Serruys, Michael-W (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sugiura, Miki (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Economic geography.; Historical geography.; Urban economics.; Shipping.; Economic History.; Economic Geography.; Historical Geography.; Urban Economics.; Maritime Economics.

This edited collection examines the formation of urban networks and role of gateways in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern world. In the past, gateway cities were merely perceived as transport points, only relevant to maritime shipping. Today they are seen as the organic entities coordinating...