PLAN100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Environmental Determinism, Industrial Revolution, New Lanark
21 Dec 2016
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This movement is all about recreating cities that are the opposite of industrial cities. 19th century utopias (owen, fourier: small scale- everything can be controlled, close to nature, lots of control of people"s lives everything is ordered because the biggest. Another problem in industrial city: lots of people drank beer and problem in industrial cities was control over people. alcohol because it was healthier than the water: no booze. Main protagonist of these settlements: robert owen: industrialist transforms new lanark in scotland into a utopian community and purchases and operated new harmony in indiana, charles fourier: philosopher formulates the concept of phalanxes. Common features of 19th century utopian communities: religious or philosophical origins, created in the countryside. You want to be away from the industrial cities: limited size (phalanxes to contain 1620, shared world view among members and strict regulations (often no alcohol, self-sustainable, often with industry (case of new lanark) They are on the rational, progressive approaches.
