Collaborative Research: Understanding Economic and Urban Success — NSF Award to University of California-Riverside (CA, $48,666)
This project investigates the economic, social, and demographic processes that allowed the success of some cities while others in the immediate area declined. Processes that operate in ancient cities are not fundamentally different from those operating in modern cities. Therefore, findings have the potential to impact
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Understanding Economic and Urban Success |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2514148 |
| Awardee | University of California-Riverside |
| City | RIVERSIDE |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $48,666 |
| Principal investigator | Travis Stanton |
| Program | Archaeology |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | This project investigates the economic, social, and demographic processes that allowed the success of some cities while others in the immediate area declined. Processes that operate in ancient cities are not fundamentally different from those operating in modern cities. Therefore, findings have the potential to impact urban planning and issues affecting contemporary cities. Scholarship on urbanism suggests a number of mechanisms that boost the growth and sustainability of cities, including the c |
| Source | NSF Awards |
$799/mo
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