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Helen Meller
Patrick Geddes [PDF ebook]
Social Evolutionist and City Planner

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One of the great social thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) enjoyed a career of astonishing diversity. This new analysis of his life and work reviews his ideas and philosophy of planning, providing a scholarly yet accessible account for those interested in the history of planning, urban design, social theory and nineteenth century British history.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 384 ● ISBN 9780203985366 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 1994 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2303619 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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