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Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities

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aliases	@lofland_world_1973, loc. 275

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Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities

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What I have been suggesting in this chapter is not that activities in the preindustrial city were never spatially segregated from one another-but only that they were considerably less so than they are in the modern city. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 275

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Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities
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Areal expansion made wholesale spatial segregation of persons and activities possible
Massive urbanization is a very recent phenomenon
Preindustrial cities harbored large rootless populations that hung about the edges of crowds
Preindustrial cities mixed extreme social strata and occupations openly
Preindustrial cities relied primarily on appearance with spatial segregation as a secondary cue
Preindustrial cities segregated outsiders by lodging rather than by restricting movement
Preindustrial cities share mixed space use and overt heterogeneity
Preindustrial city streets served as venues for activities modern cities segregate into specialized spaces
Preindustrial city streets teemed with refuse, excrement, and scavenging animals
Preindustrial public space only looks disordered because its ordering principle differs from ours
The early industrial city was when urban order had to be explicitly taught
Lyn H. Lofland — World of Strangers_ Order and Action in Urban Public Space
Lyn H. Lofland — World of Strangers_ Order and Action in Urban Public Space

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Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities

Preindustrial cities segregated activities far less spatially than modern cities

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