The City and the Super-Organism: A History of Naturalism in Urban Planning

The City and the Super-Organism: A History of Naturalism in Urban Planning
ISBN-10
9811639779
ISBN-13
9789811639777
Category
Social Science
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2021-12-02
Publisher
Springer Nature
Author
Marco Amati

Description

This book traces how naturalism—the idea of a common theory uniting natural social systems—has contributed to major shifts in urban planning. Beginning in the 17th century, when the human body began to emerge as an inspiration for urban planning, the book examines the work of medical analyses of city life. Responding to the 19th century industrial revolution and 20th century modernism, the Second World War and mass motorisation, Dr Marco Amati shows how vitalism, eugenics, evolutionary theories and medical treatments were applied to understand cities and propose new urban forms. While critically evaluating the uses of naturalism, Amati also observes a renewed interest in the application of sciences to analyse city life, arguing that this is essential to help resolve challenges of human-induced climate change.

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