Contents

About the Authors

PrefaceObsessive Cartography

Introduction

Part 1THE SPONTANEOUS CITY

Chapter 1Cities without Plans

What Slime Mould Can Tell Us about City Growth

You Can’t Designate a Gay Village

Four Phase Transitions

Tokyo: The Efficient Yet Unplanned City

Chapter 2The Natural Town

The Artificial Sand Dune

Alexander’s Timeless Way of Building

The Unplanned Indian Town

Sanganer: From Shrine to Industrial Suburb

Chapter 3The Spontaneous Slum

A Rate of Urbanisation Never Before Seen in the World

Barrios, Shanty Towns, Kacchi Basti, Favelas and Slums

The Slums of Guwahati

Part 2THE DESIGNED CITY

Chapter 4The Subtle Art of Masterplanning

The Scottish System of Feuing

Plot-based Development

New Anzac-on-Sea to Almere

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