The Industrial Revolution shattered the "Walking City" model. Railways allowed the city to expand outward, and elevators allowed it to grow upward. Understanding the history of urban form before this rupture helps urban planners today understand concepts like "human scale," walkability, and the importance of public space—elements that modern urbanism is now desperately trying to reclaim.
While many classic texts like A.E.J. Morris's History of Urban Form are under copyright, you can often find free, legal academic papers and open-access chapters on platforms like , ResearchGate , or Google Scholar . The Industrial Revolution shattered the "Walking City" model
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