page_title: History of the city
hierarchical_section_title: History of the city
caption_attribution_description: Schedelsche Weltchronik Deutsch: Holzschnitt mit Nürnberger Stadtansicht aus der Schedel’schen Weltchronik, Blatt 99v/100r English: Woodcut of Nuremberg from the Nuremberg Chronicle
context_page_description: Towns and cities have a long history, although opinions vary on which ancient settlement are truly cities. The benefits of dense settlement included reduced transport costs, exchange of ideas, sharing of natural resources, large local markets, and in some cases amenities such as running water and sewage disposal. Possible costs would include higher rate of crime, higher mortality rates, higher cost of living, worse pollution, traffic and high commuting times. Cities grow when the benefits of proximity between people and firms are higher than the cost.
context_section_description: Towns and cities have a long history, although opinions vary on which ancient settlement are truly cities. The benefits of dense settlement included reduced transport costs, exchange of ideas, sharing of natural resources, large local markets, and in some cases amenities such as running water and sewage disposal. Possible costs would include higher rate of crime, higher mortality rates, higher cost of living, worse pollution, traffic and high commuting times. Cities grow when the benefits of proximity between people and firms are higher than the cost.
caption: This woodcut shows Nuremberg as a prototype of a flourishing and independent city in the 15th century.
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