Cities Quote by Geoffrey West

My provocative statement is that we desperately need a serious, scientific theory of cities and scientific theory means quantifiable, relying on underlying generic principles…

— Geoffrey West

“Perhaps we should be happier in our cities were we to respond to them as to nature or dreams: as objects of exploration, investigation…

— Elizabeth Wilson

“Consequently, a wide variety of perspectives and frameworks have been developed for trying to understand what cities are, how they arose, how they function,…

— Geoffrey West

Cities are about juxtaposition.

— Richard Rogers

“It is time to expand what has been a romantic attachment to the ornaments of nature into a commitment to reshape the city in…

— Anne Whiston Spirn

“The city (regardless which one it is) does provide a certain degree of sophistication and intellectualism. It offers the challenge of professional matters. It…

— Anne LaBastille

“In merging nature and culture the most successful cities combine such universal needs as maintaining or restoring contact with the cycles of nature, with…

— Sally A. Kitt Chappell

“Urban life itself acts as a giant particle accelerator. When people move to the city, they start to do everything faster.”

— Carl Honoré

When we deal with cities we are dealing with life at its most complex and intense. Planners are guided by principles derived from the…

— Jane Jacobs

“Imagine cities that resemble forests, technologies that heal rather than harm, and societies rooted in balance and cooperation.”

— Ken Breniman

“But ideal cities are very much the product of their own ages. Designed as complete urban statements, they bear the unmistakable imprint of their…

— Anonymous

“The city was a machine of its own, continuously producing. We were constantly pumped out through its assembly line, in different forms or models.…

— Cristina Martin