Patrick Geddes

Sir Patrick Geddes FRSE (1854 - 1932) was a Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and a pioneer of town planning. He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning, civic and cultural renewal and sociology. He introduced the concept of "region" to architecture and planning and coined the term "conurbation".

An energetic Francophile, Geddes was the founder in 1924 of the Collège des Écossais (Scots College) an international teaching establishment in Montpellier.…more

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	The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint by Ellie Harrison (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geographical Tradition by David N. Livingstone 3.36 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1992 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paintings of John Duncan: A Scottish Symbolist by John Kemplay 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland and Nationalism: Scottish Society and Politics 1707 to the Present by Christopher Harvie 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1977 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland and the Easter Rising: Fresh Perspectives on 1916 by Willy Maley (editor) 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2017 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Runs Edinburgh? by David McCrone 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scottish Literature: An Introduction by Alan Riach 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hand, Heart and Soul: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland by Elizabeth Cumming 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seven Candles of Unity: The Story of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá in Edinburgh by Anjam Khursheed 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1991 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fin-de-Siècle Scottish Revival: Romance, Decadence and Celtic Identity by Michael Shaw 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars