The Author explains how people orient themselves by the means of mental maps especially in Urban areas. He explained this theory by comparing three cities in America namely Boston, Jersey City, and Los Angeles. He explained about the concept of Imageability (legibility and visibility, meaning the extent to which the cityscape can be ‘read’ andContinue reading “Book Review- About the book: Image Of City by Kevin A. Lynch”
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Introduction to Sumerian Civilisation: The Sumerian Cities
Introduction to Sumerian Civilisation: The Sumerian Cities Mesopotamia was a region in the Southwest Asia, on the fertile valley between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. The word Mesopotamia originated from the two ancient words ‘Meso’ meaning ‘between’ and ‘Potamos’ meaning ‘river’. The region covered an area which spreads over modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, Turkey and Syria.Continue reading “Introduction to Sumerian Civilisation: The Sumerian Cities”