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  2. Patrick Geddes - Wikipedia

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    Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist, [2] sociologist, Comtean positivist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology .

  3. Collège des Écossais, Montpellier - Wikipedia

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    The College Des Ecossais (Scots College) was founded by Patrick Geddes in 1924 as an international teaching establishment located in Montpellier, in the south of France. Collège écossais montpellier

  4. Think globally, act locally - Wikipedia

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    [10] Geddes was also responsible for introducing the concept of "region" to architecture and planning. He made significant contributions to the consideration of the environment. Geddes believed in working with the environment, versus working against it. [11] Town planning is important to understanding of the idea "think globally, act locally".

  5. Ramsay Garden - Wikipedia

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    Murals painted by John Duncan on the walls of the dining and common rooms depicted images from Celtic myth and history. [11] Lectures and seminars were sometimes held on the premises. [12] Other parts of Ramsay Garden were available to the public. The Geddes family lived in number 14, a twelve-room apartment on the fourth storey.

  6. Geddes Plan for Tel Aviv - Wikipedia

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    Geddes Plan for Tel Aviv. The Geddes plan for Tel Aviv was the proposal of Patrick Geddes presented in 1925. It was the first master plan for the city of Tel Aviv.The Geddes Plan was an extension to the north of the first neighborhoods of the city (now in the southern part adjacent to the Jaffa) reaching to the Yarkon River.

  7. Conurbation - Wikipedia

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    Patrick Geddes coined the term in his book Cities in Evolution (1915). He drew attention to the ability of the new technology at the time of electric power and motorised transport to allow cities to spread and agglomerate together, and gave as examples " Midlandton " in England, the Ruhr in Germany, Randstad in the Netherlands, and the ...

  8. Geodesign - Wikipedia

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    The theory underpinning Geodesign derives from the work of Patrick Geddes in the first half of the twentieth century and Ian McHarg in its second half. They advocated a layered approach to regional planning, landscape planning and urban planning. McHarg drew the layers on translucent overlays.

  9. Portal:Scotland/Selected biographies/27 - Wikipedia

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    Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) 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 .