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AUTHOR
Peter Ettel
River management strategies from Antiquity to Middle Ages: the contribution of harbours to the analysis ofcentral European communication networks
International audience
Inland harbours : First results and perspectives of the project Inland harbours in Central Europe on the French territory
Inland harbours, essential links between the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, are the object of the Priority Program Studies of inland harbours in Central Europe as hubs for European communication networks, funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Since 2016, the project has also focused on the French inland river network, in association with the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (Germany) and the University of Burgundy (Dijon, France).Inland harbours can be perceived as multifaceted phenomena, based on comparative, diachronic, multidisciplinary analyses. The modes of harbour installation and the socio-economic processes are examined here, together with the management of wate…