There a long history of planned towns and cities, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planned_cities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planned_cities. The

There a long history of planned towns and cities, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planned_cities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planned_cities. The USA appears to be one of the most innovative but that is hardly surprising given the availability of land. In the UK, planned towns have a long and venerable history as a means of social improvement. If you look at smaller communities then there are good examples of corporate involvement, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sunlight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sunlight. There is always a dark side to this. Brora in Sutherland, Scotland was subject to a number of improvements for the betterment of the population by George Granville Leveson-Gower, the first Duke of Sutherland, http://www.scottish-highlands-explorer.com/brora.asp http://www.scottish-highlands-explorer.com/brora.asp which also included https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Sutherland#Clearances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Sutherland#Clearances