Book contents
- The Rise of Early Rome
- The Rise of Early Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Ancient City
- Chapter 2 Transportation Infrastructures
- Chapter 3 Data and Methodology
- Chapter 4 Network Analysis Centrality Indexes
- Chapter 5 Network Analysis Efficiency Indexes
- Chapter 6 Multi-scale Analysis Based on Least-Cost Paths
- Chapter 7 Modelling
- Conclusions
- Data, Mathematical Explanations and Calculations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 6 - Multi-scale Analysis Based on Least-Cost Paths
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 August 2023
- The Rise of Early Rome
- The Rise of Early Rome
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Ancient City
- Chapter 2 Transportation Infrastructures
- Chapter 3 Data and Methodology
- Chapter 4 Network Analysis Centrality Indexes
- Chapter 5 Network Analysis Efficiency Indexes
- Chapter 6 Multi-scale Analysis Based on Least-Cost Paths
- Chapter 7 Modelling
- Conclusions
- Data, Mathematical Explanations and Calculations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the first stages of this research, presented Chapter 5, we consciously decided to not undertake least-cost-path analyses because we were interested in exploratory and experimental applications of network science approaches, and we were aware of several issues raised in the application of least-cost-path analysis. Therefore the trade-off between costs and benefits of such an application did not seem remunerative enough or worthwhile in the first instance. However, it was also clear from the analyses that the variable of distance was relevant for the analyses and that an integration of network science approaches within GIS applications, now more and more common, is promising and profitable.1 Therefore, this chapter present a multi-scale analysis of transportation routes in Etruria and Latium vetus based on least-cost path analyses, although we are aware of the critique and problems of such applications.2
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- The Rise of Early RomeTransportation Networks and Domination in Central Italy, 1050–500 BC, pp. 94 - 107Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023