{"product_id":"the-origins-of-modern-town-planning-9780262520188","title":"The Origins of Modern Town Planning","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploring the social origins and history of town planning in nineteenth-century England and France. Carefully documented and copiously illustrated  Origins of Modern Town Planning delves into the social origins and history of town planning in nineteenth-century England and France.The touchstone of Benevolos research is the relationship between town planning and politics. The twofold origin of the planning concept found expression in two schools of nineteenth-century thought: the UtopiansOwen  Saint-Simon  Fourierand their active vision of the town as a self-sufficient  coherent organism are contrasted with the specialists and officials who endeavored to remedy each urban defect individually by introducing new health regulations and social legislation into already existing towns. Despite the conceptual difference  however  Benevolo points out the shared ideology which inspired all achievements of thought and actioneven the purely technicaland establishes its correspondence in spirit up to the time of modern socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275202617397,"sku":"ByrdShop_0262520184","price":95.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780262520188.jpg?v=1780502879","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-modern-town-planning-9780262520188","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}