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Pattern Cities' page explaining the term "pattern cities":
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In the history of civilization, select settlements have played a greater role than others in shaping regional and global urban landscapes. Today, a handful of cities continue to establish innovative urban development paradigms. These places, which we call Pattern Cities, provide the foundation and inspiration for this website.
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Cities listed: London, Paris, Copenhagen, Rome, New York, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Curitiba, Bogota, Cairo, Johannesburg, Tokyo, Beijing.

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Great blog and resource on urbanism. Emphasis is on "pattern cities," derived from Jane Jacobs' thesis on "pattern states" (in turn based on an idea of Sir George Clark's).
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Whatever their manifestation, patterns play an important role in understanding the past, and guiding the future of cities around the world. This blog is devoted to examining cities, the patterns they create, and the ideas they spread across the globe.
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David Weinberger discusses Umberto Eco's interview (in Der Spiegel) wherein Eco argues that "The list is the origin of culture," a statement which Weinberger sets out to refute. In particular, I appreciated his view that lists are one-dimensional and therefore can't be all that Eco ascribes to them. I left a comment about pattern recognition (which neither Eco in the interview nor Weinberger in his analysis mention).

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