Relevant: James Scott's "Seeing Like a State". https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/16/book-review-seeing-like-a-state/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/16/book

Relevant: James Scott's "Seeing Like a State". https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/16/book-review-seeing-like-a-state/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/03/16/book-review-seeing-lik... The general gist is that there are many benefits from the ways that cities have come to be, which careful planning and control doesn't consider.