Worlds of Patrick Geddes

<p>First published in 1978 <i>The Worlds of Patrick Geddes </i>is a study of Patrick Geddes' thought and action his relationships and his life as someone who defied labelling and who was years ahead of his contemporaries. The work of Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) is coming to be more and more widely appreciated as his ideas on many diverse subjects are being gradually assimilated into the mainstream of modern thought. Geddes has been confidently labelled as a biologist town-planner sociologist and educator; but he was all of these and more. This book will be of interest to students of biology urban planning and sociology.</p>