[ArcheOS] CALL FOR PAPERS Large models in small urban settlements (deadline june 30, 2014)

[Alessandro Camiz]

FORMA CIVITATIS: International journal of urban and territorial
morphological studies (IJUTMS), issue 1, 2014

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This "open journal" aims to publish yearly online  scientific papers
in english pertaining to the study of urban and rural formative
processes, with a wide and interdisciplinary approach and focus on
innovative research methodologies.


CALL FOR PAPERS (deadline june 30, 2014)

Large models in small urban settlements

Hill-top towns are typical in most of Europe in an historical phase
that starts from VIIIth cent. until XVth. cent. AD. Prior to the Xth
cent. fortification of towns, called by historians  "incastellamento",
 several settlements seem to reoccupy archaic sites, moving from the
valleys to the hill-tops and modifying the social structure of former
villages. Many of these settlements today need to be preserved but
also to be developed, so the study of their formation process is
useful also for the contemporary development.

Which models were adopted in the ancient design process, do some of
the models derive from larger settlements ?
Is the small urban hill-top/hill-side settlement phenomena general
through Europe ?
Are there similar phenomena elsewhere (e.g.  Machu Picchu, native
Northern American settlements, Japanese Castle towns, jokamachi,
Viking and Saxon Emporia)?
Where, in Europe, and why does it start earlier/later ?
Which relationships can be found between climate, economy, land
ownership, territorial morphology, social structure and city form?
How are such identified (new or old/adapted) social structures
expressed in the urban and territorial structures?
What differences can be found in the form and structure of different
types of small towns, villages, villes, hamlets, wicks, vici, castles
etc. if compared to the local territorial morphology.

The journal editors invite participation by interested academics and
professionals. Proposals for papers should be in English and should
preferably not exceed 20000 characters with an English abstract in
less than 1000 characters and up to five keywords.

Before submitting a paper please read carefully the Notes for contributors
Papers must be submitted online using the paper template
Papers will be valued by a double blind peer review process
The papers should not contain the name of the author, which should be
instead uploaded separately using the Author template.

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