"Civics: as Applied Sociology" by Patrick Geddes is a study of city environments, likely from around 1900. The writing focuses on truly understanding cities using details from their real geography and history, not just based on ideas. Geddes wants to connect studies of society to actions that towns can take to improve life for the people who live there. He thinks that by surveying regions, we can see cities as always changing, shaped by history and geography. By looking at things like nature and past events, Geddes wants to make city planning and social service better through science. He believes in studying communities carefully. Only by realizing how cities are linked can we solve today's social problems.
Civics: as Applied Sociology
By Patrick Geddes
To truly improve urban life, one must understand cities as living, breathing products of their unique histories and environments.
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About the AuthorSir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. His works contain one of the earliest examples of the 'think globally, act locally' concept in social science.
Sir Patrick Geddes was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. His works contain one of the earliest examples of the 'think globally, act locally' concept in social science.
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