The Development of Cities

[Kingmaker]

HiHi

While there may be a certain amount of truth in that statement in the short term Jason, can I suggest that over the longer term something as simple as Water, be it salt or fresh, has played a much larger role in human affairs.

Maybe ‘The Hanseatic League’ could serve as an eg; while in its heyday a formidable quasi-military force that scared the crap out of many established nations, it’s economic growth & stability rested on Water, in that while it controlled the Baltic & North Sea trade routes with a ‘Fist of Iron’ so to speak, as I understand it, the economic root of its wealth was the Baltic Herring (needed for Friday nosh in christian europe), the extinction of said beasty due to desalination of the Baltic (the Baltic Herring being a salt water fish) was “allegedly” what started the long drawn out economic decline of the league (the Hanseatic league being in existence for some 5 centuries).

Just a Thought. :soap:

All the Best
Peter