The evolution of cities: Geddes, Abercrombie and the new physicalism.
One hundred years ago, the first coordinated reactions to the urban chaos of the industrial revolution were being established though a system of centralised planning, while the rudiments of a theory underpinning this collective action were also being fashioned, through the writings and rhetoric of P...
| Publicado en: | TPR: Town Planning Review Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 551 - 575 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=46035792&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 46035792 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00410020 3GB jtl: TPR: Town Planning Review issn: 00410020 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2009 vid: 80 iid: 6 pid: 39786 pub: Liverpool University Press / Journals artinfo: ui: 46035792 10.3828/tpr.2009.12 ppf: 551 ppct: 24 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 325KB tig: atl: The evolution of cities: Geddes, Abercrombie and the new physicalism. aug: au: Batty, Michael Marshall, Stephen affil: Bartlett Professor of Planning, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 119 Torrington Place, London WC1E 7HB Senior Lecturer, Planning, Bartlet School of Planning, University College London, 22 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0BJ su: Industrial revolution Decentralization in management Geddes, Patrick, Sir, 1854-1932 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Natural selection Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-1957 Logical positivism Climate change detection Urban growth sug: subj: Industrial revolution Decentralization in management Geddes, Patrick, Sir, 1854-1932 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 Natural selection Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir, 1879-1957 Logical positivism Climate change detection Urban growth ab: One hundred years ago, the first coordinated reactions to the urban chaos of the industrial revolution were being established though a system of centralised planning, while the rudiments of a theory underpinning this collective action were also being fashioned, through the writings and rhetoric of Patrick Geddes. Drawing on Darwin's theory of natural selection, he laid the foundations for a response to urban growth that drew loosely on ideas of evolution, but which ultimately became established through the imposition of a top-down 'organic' order in city and regional plans associated with the work of Patrick Abercrombie, one of Geddes' best-known followers. This approach was rooted in 'physicalism', a perspective that assumed social problems might be solved by manipulating the physical built environment. This ideology began to fragment from the mid-twentieth century on as questions over its effectiveness in generating more liveable and equitable urban environments grew. Now, however, there are signs that with the contemporary problems of climate change, energy and sustainability, this viewpoint is being reasserted. We argue that the seeds of this perspective were first developed 100 years or more ago, primarily by Patrick Geddes, but that his unique style diverted the field from grasping the real message of an evolutionary physicalism, which is only now becoming apparent. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of TPR: Town Planning Review is published by Liverpool University Press, and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without Liverpool University Press's express written copyright permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: TPR: Town Planning Review holder: Liverpool University Press / Journals dt: @attributes: year: 2009 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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