Straws In The Wind

The history of the medieval towns of northern and central Italy opens a window onto the concerns of urban elites throughout the medieval world regarding the environment and quality of life. In Straws in the Wind the authors demonstrate that legislative efforts to control the environment were neither haphazard nor accidental.

Introduction, 1 The Medieval Urban Setting: Politics and Law, 2 Ancient and Medieval Environmental Spokesmen, 3 Regulating the Land, 4 Protecting the Water, 5 Eliminating Wastes, 6 The Medieval Urban Response to the Environmental Crisis, 7 Conclusion: Things Left Undone