This document is a chapter from an edited book that discusses the urban codes and planning practices of Enlightenment Scotland. The chapter examines how Enlightenment ideals of order, rationality and social control were reflected in the urban planning and architectural codes of Scottish towns and cities during this period. Strict regulations governed building designs, street layouts, and land use in order to engineer more 'rational' and socially harmonious urban environments.
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McKean2011_The Controlling Urban Code Of Enlightenment Scotland
This document is a chapter from an edited book that discusses the urban codes and planning practices of Enlightenment Scotland. The chapter examines how Enlightenment ideals of order, rationality and social control were reflected in the urban planning and architectural codes of Scottish towns and cities during this period. Strict regulations governed building designs, street layouts, and land use in order to engineer more 'rational' and socially harmonious urban environments.
This document is a chapter from an edited book that discusses the urban codes and planning practices of Enlightenment Scotland. The chapter examines how Enlightenment ideals of order, rationality and social control were reflected in the urban planning and architectural codes of Scottish towns and cities during this period. Strict regulations governed building designs, street layouts, and land use in order to engineer more 'rational' and socially harmonious urban environments.