Public health is often thought of as a by-product of modernity, yet historical evidence shows that numerous stakeholders in medieval Europe took steps to reduce risks and improve health incomes. The ERC project \u201cHealthscaping Urban Europe: Bio-Power, Space and Society, 1200-1500\u201d (grant no. 724114) explores this idea by bringing together a group of historians and archaeologists of the era to explore how urban residents in two of Europe\u2019s most urbanized regions \u2013 Italy and the Low Countries \u2013 thought about and pursued population-level health.<\/p>\n
The project integrates written, visual and material sources with archaeological data to examine preventative health interventions, suggesting that these were well developed before the onset of the Black Death (1346-1353).<\/p>\n
The integration of sources in Geographical Information System for Bologna (Italy) and Ghent (Belgium) allows us to delve deeper into the socio-spatial mechanisms that influenced public health related measures in these cities.<\/p>\n
You can see the results of these integrations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Public health is often thought of as a by-product of modernity, yet historical evidence shows that numerous stakeholders in medieval Europe took steps to reduce risks and improve health incomes. The ERC project \u201cHealthscaping Urban Europe: Bio-Power, Space and Society, … Continue reading