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Aquae Urbae Romanis
Articles, diagrams and maps show the history of water systems and their effect on urban development in the city of Rome. Learn about the project.
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/waters/
Chicago Public Library - Down the Drain, Chicago's Sewer System
Photographic exhibit tells the story of this city's underground sewer infrastructure. Read about its technological innovations and effects on the growth of the city.
http://www.chipublib.org/digital/sewers/sewers.html
EAUH - Conference on Urban History
European Association of Urban Historians presents a conference program and registration form. Find lodging information, too.
http://eauh2000.tu-berlin.de/
Geddes, Patrick - Strathclyde Univ. Archives, Papers
University has indexed the personal papers of this planner, known for his work in India, Scotland and Israel. Includes a biography.
http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/Archives/Geddespapers.html
GSA - Five Points
Project investigates the history and archaeology of the New York City neighborhood. Find pictures of artifacts and details about the excavation.
http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm
IATH - Monuments and Dust
Inst. for Adv. Tech. in the Humanities presents this archive on the history and culture of Victorian London. With texts, VRML models and maps.
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/mhc/
MSN Encarta - City
Reference's analysis of the urban center includes relevant historical details.
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=06138000
Museum Victoria - Little Lonsdale Street
Exhibit describes the 1987 excavation of a city block in Melbourne, Australia. Discover historic and contemporary maps and pictures.
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/littlelons/
Rice University - Cities in History
Series of 10 architecture lectures examines the changes in cities over time. Cities covered include Cairo, Athens, Rome, Beijing and Jerusalem.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~arch343/
UC Berkeley - History of Planning and Urbanism
Environmental Design Library at the University of California provides an extensive bibliography on urban history.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/histplan.html
Univ. of Guelph - Reading a Community, Urban History
University course on Canadian urban history combines a general introduction to urban studies with specific case studies.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/history/urban/outline.html
University of Leicester - Centre for Urban History
Interdisciplinary research and graduate center focuses on British and European urban development. Look into its seminars and conferences.
http://www.le.ac.uk/urbanhist/
University of London - Centre for Metropolitan History
Research center studies the history of the London metropolitan area. Learn about current and past projects and read articles and reports.
http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/cmh/cmh.main.html

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