Geographical Information Systems in Urban Archaeology and Urban Planning

Download or read book Geographical Information Systems in Urban Archaeology and Urban Planning written by Helene Simoni and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2016 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thebook focuses on the implications of discovering archaeological layers duringconstruction works in modern cities for both urban archaeology and urbanplanning. The research methodology uses qualitative and quantitative data.Patras, Greece was selected as the case study. Archivalresearch and existing unused data have contributed to the compilation of adatabase. G.I.S. and statistics are used to process it digitally, and todemonstrate the statistical relationship between data from urban planning andurban archaeology. This enables the prediction of the existence of antiquitiesand their depth by recording and processing data from five years ofexcavations, without considering the city's history. The procedure highlights the importance of a city's archaeology forits functioning and proposes the introduction of a new building regulation.This study can be used in the monitoring of construction and the investigationof the role of cultural heritage in the planning of the contemporary city.