Genealogies of the Grid
Revisiting Stanislawski's Search for the Origin of the Grid-Pattern Town
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4487706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reuben Rose-Redwood (0000-0001-6384-5877, corresponding author), Reuben S Rose–redwood |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-58 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2008.tb00287.x |
| OpenAlex | W2806174423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 69 |
As a spatial form, the grid pattern has influenced a range of human activities, from urban planning, architecture, and modern art to graphic design, archaeology, and cartography. Scholars from different disciplines have generally explored the role of the grid within their respective fields of inquiry. One of the earliest geographical attempts to systematically trace the origin and diffusion of the grid-pattern town was provided by Dan Stanislawski in the mid–twentieth century. In this article I critically examine the limitations of Stanislawski's theory of the grid's origin as a means of challenging the doctrine of diffusionism more generally. I then provide a selective overview of recent approaches to understanding the grid and call for a comparative genealogy of gridded spaces and places
Archaeology · Doctrine · Economic geography · Genealogy · Geography · Grid · Political science · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Architecture · Computer Science · History · Law · Philosophy · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage · Urban Planning and Landscape Design
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Visions of discipline
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |