The culture of cities
by Lewis Mumford · first published 1938
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Lewis Mumford's Books; - Technics & Civilization - The Culture of Cities - The Story of Utopias Lewis Mumford talks about technology, but from an anthropological pint of view. Another book I would recommend is The Nature of Technology by Brian Arthur The other I would…
on “Ask HN: Good books on philosophy of engineering?” ↗…Book of Delusions" - Gracian "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" - Heidegger Martin "The Question Concerning Technology" - Jacques Ellul "Propaganda The Formation of Mens Attitudes" - Mumford Lewis "The Culture of Cities" - Orwell "1984", "Down and Out in Paris and London", "Animal Farm" - Huxley "Brave New World", "The Doors Of Perception" - Michael Pollan "How to change your mind" - Jeff Hawkins "On Intelligence"…
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗…adjacent metropolitan areas. The term was used by Patrick Geddes in his 1915 book Cities in Evolution,[1] by Oswald Spengler in his 1918 book, The Decline of the West, and Lewis Mumford in his 1938 book, The Culture of Cities, which described it as the first stage in urban overdevelopment and social decline." vs megacity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacity "A megacity is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total…
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