Dynamics of human settlements ensuing from river transformation and changes in commercial behaviour: The birth of the “North-eastern Silk Road”

Rante, Rocco; Fouache, Éric; Mirzaakhmedov, Djamal

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.008

Cited by 4 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This study and method focus on trade areas for retail centres in the specific case of Central Idaho, USA. Although distant from the Bukhara oasis, the study employs economic tools in an archaeological field (Rante & Mirzaakhmedov 2019; Rante et al 2016).…”

Section: Previous Research: a Multidisciplinary Endeavourmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Aspects of Settlement in the Oasis of Bukhara, Uzbekistan: An Archaeo-Economic Approach

Rante¹,

Trionfetti²

2021

CAJ

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper focuses on the new approach studying variations in city size and the impact that the Silk Road had on the structure of cities, demonstrated through the study of economic aspects of the Bukhara oasis. We use archaeological data, compare the ancient economy to modern ones, use modern economic theory and methods to understand ancient society, and use what we have learned about the ancient economy to understand modern economies better. In sum, we explore the past through the present and the latter through the former. Our main finding is the generation of models able to answer to the city-size distribution in different territories, comparing them between the past and the present. This study first revealed that, through Zipf's Law, we found similarities between modern post-Industrial Revolution and medieval economics. Secondly, we also found that in ancient times the structure of the city was linked with the local economic demand. We have demonstrated this through the study of cities along the Silk Road.

show abstract

Section: Previous Research: a Multidisciplinary Endeavourmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Aspects of Settlement in the Oasis of Bukhara, Uzbekistan: An Archaeo-Economic Approach

Rante¹,

Trionfetti²

2021

CAJ

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…It is at that time that the whole eastern Iran increased its exchanges, development of roads, and trade.16 At the same time, the valley of Robat-e Sefid became a key passage between the southern regions and the northern ones, to which connect the main trade roads (Rante et al, 2016). This ancient road, linking Kerman to Torbat-e Heydarieh to Mashhad, is still today traversed by pelerines for the pilgrimage or ziyārat to the mausoleum of Imam Reza.…”

Section: 4mentioning

confidence: 99%

A Religious and Economic Stopover in the Middle of Khorasan-e Razavi

Rante

Labbaf-Khaniki

2021

J. Mater. Cult. Muslim World

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Robat-e Sefid/Bazeh Hur is the name of two modern villages giving the name to a valley located in a strategic geographical point traversed by a main north-south caravan road. Archaeological evidence brought to light the meaning of this valley, in which religious and economic aspects show and testify to development of this region during the Sasanian and early Islamic epochs. They highlight its role as a stopover for caravans in the past as today.

show abstract

“…On the scale of geospatial research, the administrative geographic scale includes global [19], country [20], urban agglomerations [21], cities [22], communities [23], urban fringe areas [24], and rural areas [3] and specific research areas include islands [25], basins [6], mountains [26], and informal settlements [27]. In terms of research perspective and research content, the content of human settlements is researched from macro to micro from multidisciplinary and multiperspective of environmental science [28], biology [29], history [30], sociology [31], geography [32], planning [33], and architecture [34], such as theoretical research on the HS, including the related concepts, development history, and disciplinary framework of the HS [35]; research on the spatial-temporal differentiation of environmental quality [36], livability [37], satisfaction [38], sustainability [39]; research on the coupling and coordination degree of HS system [40]; influencing factors of HS, including vegetation [41], resource richness [42], topography [43], new pollutants [44], social welfare [45], economy [46], and urban governance [47]. At the same time, the evolution of HS also has varying degrees of impact on nature reserves [48], land use [49], cultural landscapes [34], and diseases [50].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research on Sustainable Development Ability and Spatial-Temporal Differentiation of Urban Human Settlements in China and Japan Based on SDGs, Taking Dalian and Kobe as Examples

Cong

et al. 2021

Complexity

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The sustainable development of the human settlements (HS) has become a global universal program. The comparison of cities in different countries is of great significance to provide international experience for future urban construction. Combined with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this paper establishes an evaluation index system for the sustainable development ability of urban HS and constructs a three-dimensional research framework of “development-coordination-sustainability,” which compares the sustainable development ability of the HS of Dalian, China, and Kobe, Japan, from 2005 to 2018 and explores the spatial evolution characteristics and obstacle factors of the HS of the two cities. The results show that (1) the development degree of the HS of the two cities is on the rise. The development level of Kobe is always higher than that of Dalian, and the gap is gradually narrowing; Kobe has advantages in natural and residential environment, while Dalian has advantages in cultural and economic environment. (2) The coordination degree of the development of the HS of the two cities has improved steadily, and the coordination degree of Kobe is better than that of Dalian. (3) The sustainability of the development of the HS of the two cities is fluctuating, and the average sustainable growth rate of Dalian is higher than that of Kobe. (4) The sustainable development space of the HS in Dalian presents a pattern of “high in the south and low in the north,” and the spatial characteristics of the subsystems are different; the main obstacles have changed from economic-natural to economic-natural-cultural-public services, and the obstacles to development in districts are different. (5) The sustainable development space of the HS in Kobe has a high level of development in the southeast, radiating to the surrounding area, and the spatial characteristics of the subsystems are different; the main obstacles have changed from economic-cultural-natural to economic-natural-population, and the obstacles to development in districts are different. Finally, it puts forward targeted suggestions for the sustainable construction of Dalian. This paper can provide methodological reference for quantitative assessment of the sustainable development of HS and provide policy reference for scientific planning of the construction of HS.

show abstract

Dynamics of human settlements ensuing from river transformation and changes in commercial behaviour: The birth of the “North-eastern Silk Road”

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Economic Aspects of Settlement in the Oasis of Bukhara, Uzbekistan: An Archaeo-Economic Approach

Economic Aspects of Settlement in the Oasis of Bukhara, Uzbekistan: An Archaeo-Economic Approach

A Religious and Economic Stopover in the Middle of Khorasan-e Razavi

Research on Sustainable Development Ability and Spatial-Temporal Differentiation of Urban Human Settlements in China and Japan Based on SDGs, Taking Dalian and Kobe as Examples

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About