This book looks at how archaeologists in the early 21st century are dealing with the challenges and opportunities presented by development in archaeologically sensitive urban centres. Based on a session held at the 2017 EAA conference in Maastricht, the volume features case studies from across Europe and beyond ¿ including Norway, Lithuania, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy and Israel. The chapters look both at individual projects and larger thematic issues. How has urban archaeology changed the ways in which archaeologists work? Is it possible to predict (and avoid or protect) sensitive archaeology in dynamic urban centres? Do technical solutions to preservation in situ actually work? How are the public involved and how do archaeologists promote public engagement? What are some of the issues and problems for the future? This book is the first publication of the EAA Urban Archaeology Community, and its editors hope that it will provoke debate, and inform future developments in urban archaeology in Europe and beyond. Contents Introduction: issues, principles and practice Jeroen Bouwmeester and Paul Belford Gediminas Hill and the Upper Castle in Vilnius: Interactions between Nature, Heritage and a Dynamic Urban Centre Edita Povilaityt¿-Leliugien¿ Some more equal than others? Some issues for urban archaeology in the United Kingdom Paul Belford The Kipdorp site: Preservation and Valorization of the 16th century Fortification at the location of the new Opera Plaza in Antwerp Femke Martens, Daan Celis, Veerle Hendriks Archaeology-friendly building in a city centre: mission achieved or mission impossible? Maarten Groenendijk The construction of the new Station Area in Utrecht: a decade of pressure cooker archaeology Jan Willem Oudhof Catching archaeology in Deventer. A case study of combining two instruments to improve archaeological heritage management in urban context Jeroen Bouwmeester Archaeology in Cologne: tradition vs. urban development Thomas Höltken and Marcus Trier Urban archaeology and conservation of archaeological sites in Luxembourg ¿ potential conflict or valuable addition to modern construction? Christiane Bis-Worch Managing Archaeology in Dynamic Urban Centres in Canton Vaud Marion Liboutet Stratigraphy as a strategy, an approach to urban archaeological excavation. The example of Aosta, NW Italy Claudia De Davide Exploring the archaeological potential of the Esquiline hill in Rome Valeria Boi Following the Developers ¿ Salvage Archaeology and Urban Archaeological Management, The Israeli Experience Jon Seligman Managing archaeology in dynamic urban centres: challenges and opportunities Paul Belford and Jeroen Bouwmeester