Overview

The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The theory is developed on the basis of a new way of describing and analysing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns.

Methods and Applications

The methods are explained so that anyone interested in how towns or buildings are structured and how they work can make use of them.

Theories of Society and Spatial Systems

The book also presents a new theory of societies and spatial systems, and what it is about different types of society that leads them to adopt fundamentally different spatial forms.

Modern Urbanism

From this general theory, the outline of a pathology of modern urbanism in today’s social context is developed.