Patrick Geddes
Social Evolutionist and City Planner
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
| Author: | Helen Meller | ISBN: | 9781134849277 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 2, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Helen Meller |
| ISBN: | 9781134849277 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 2, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
