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There's a good book called A History of Future cities that talks about historical examples of this. Although "success"is relative bc it was often the British fo
by jamestimmins 8y ago
There's a good book called A History of Future cities that talks about historical examples of this. Although "success"is relative bc it was often the British forcing it on a country that was colonized.
IIRC the cities discussed are St. Petersburg, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Dubai.
The biggest takeaway is that this is a lot easier if you're an autocrat with an army.
- ng12 8y ago> The biggest takeaway is that this is a lot easier if you're an autocrat with an army. I'd believe it. I've often heard that a lot of the most recognizable features of Paris came from Napoleon's renovations.
- jamestimmins 8y agoIt would be interesting to see an in-depth look at how different government/social power structures have correlated with successful city design.