The City and the Super-Organism: A History of Naturalism in Urban Planning
Author:   Marco Amati
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9789811639791


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 November 2022
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Marco Amati
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.298kg
ISBN:  

9789811639791


ISBN 10:   9811639795
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   21 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Prologue.- Introduction.- A city for ‘natural man’.- From an exterior to an interior urban gaze.- The vital city.- Evolving the city.- Urban social hygiene.- The city of organic regularity.- Planning natural communities with open space.- European medicine for American urbanism.- Conclusion: a renewed direction for naturalism in planning.

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“The book is overall a great tool to think about the complex narrative relationship between city planning and the sciences, its risks and potentials, which can inform today’s understanding of trends such as ‘urban acupuncture’ … .” (Margherita Tess, Urban Studies, Vol. 60 (6), 2023)


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Marco Amati teaches urban planning at the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include understanding urban planning history and mapping the benefits of urban forests.

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