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...

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Published in:	TPR: Town Planning Review Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 551 - 575
Main Authors:	Batty, Michael, Marshall, Stephen
Format:	Article
Published:	Liverpool University Press / Journals Nov2009
Subjects:	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
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