The Urban Logistic Network Cities, Transport and Distribution in Eur

This edited collection examines the formation of urban networks and role of gateways in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern world. In the past, gateway cities were merely perceived as transport points, only relevant to maritime shipping. Today they

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The Urban Logistic Network Cities,Transport and Distribution in Europe from the Middle Ages to Modern Times Edited by Giovanni Favero · Michael-W. Serruys Miki Sugiura

Palgrave Studies in Economic History Series Editor Kent Deng London School of Economics London, UK

Palgrave Studies in Economic History is designed to illuminate and enrich our understanding of economies and economic phenomena of the past. The series covers a vast range of topics including financial history, labour history, development economics, commercialisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation, globalisation, and changes in world economic orders. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14632

Giovanni Favero · Michael-W. Serruys · Miki Sugiura Editors

The Urban Logistic Network Cities, Transport and Distribution in Europe from the Middle Ages to Modern Times

Editors Giovanni Favero Department of Management Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Venice, Italy Miki Sugiura Faculty of Economics Hosei University Tokyo, Japan

Michael-W. Serruys Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines Universite de Bretagne Occidentale Brest, France

ISSN 2662-6497 ISSN 2662-6500  (electronic) Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-030-27598-3 ISBN 978-3-030-27599-0  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27599-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Album/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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It took many years to make this book, and the editors obtained much supports in the process. It was 2006 when the editor