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Planning for Growth and Decline in America: A Concise History

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Although cities have not always been planned, the North American experience tells us that most were quite well thought out from their very beginnings (Reps 1992; Southworth and Ben-Joseph 2013). Early planning was grounded in traditional sensibilities, using the design and layout of the city to emphasize military or economic might, celebrate religious symbols or buildings, or codify other traditional practices or rituals (Chudacoff 1981; Reps 1992; Alanen and Eden 2014).

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