Patrick Geddes (Routledge Revivals)

TRAMA

One of the great thinkers of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, Sir Patrick Geddes enjoyed a career of astonishing diversity. A figure of internationl importance in the history of modern town planning and environmental studies, he pioneered a sociological approach to the study of urbanization. Central to his beliefs was the intimate linking of spatial form and social processes. His work and passion have become an inspiration to all those who seek to make sense of the city and modern life.

SOMMARIO

1. Introduction  2. The formative years: the biologists's viewpoint  3. Practical experiments in social evolution  4. Museums, actual and possible  5. Maverick in the social sciences  6. The sociologist of the town-planning movement  7. The challenge of India and Palestine  8. Social reconstruction in India and Palestine  9. Regional Survey in the international context: the legacy of Geddes

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415616683
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 360
• Pagine Romane: xx