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Entangled towns: urban networks and public spatial features in coastal East Africa

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BAUMANOVÁ, M. Entangled towns: urban networks and public spatial features in coastal East Africa. online, 2021.Society of Africanist Archaeologists meeting
Druh: PŘEDNÁŠKA, POSTER
Jazyk publikace: eng
Anglický název: Entangled towns: urban networks and public spatial features in coastal East Africa
Rok vydání: 2021
Místo konání: online
Autoři: Monika Baumanová M.A., Ph.D.
Abstrakt EN: Prezentace na konferenci In the complex built environment of towns, public relations between places and the people associated with them are realised on a network of connecting routes. These routes are represented by streets and open spaces that channel movement, allowing specific ways of approaching or passing by buildings and open congregation spaces. The distribution of public features in the urban street network is hence important as a component of the intangible cultural heritage. However, the structure of the voids in-between buildings remains less frequently studied compared to the architectural heritage. This paper presents a consideration of several (pre)colonial towns of East Africa in terms of the spatial organisation of their built environment. On the basis of cross-regional comparisons, it provides a reflection on how the spatial network of towns on the Swahili coast might have altered with the colonial era, including the placement of public features (congregation spaces), and the layout of urban quarters.
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