The synoptic and dynamic paradigms of city planning : re-interpreting planning methods through Newtonian physics and chaos theory

The goal of city planning is the ordering of the city. Modern city planners have adopted a particular paradigm of order, originally developed during the Industrial Revolution when the profession of city planning came into existence. This "synoptic" planning method replaced traditional v...

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Main Author: Heap, Nicholas Ian
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6264