"The contemporary urban area has man-made characteristics and problems that often override the specificity of… — Kevin M. Lynch
"The contemporary urban area has man-made characteristics and problems that often override the specificity of site. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that the specific character of a site is now perhaps as much the result of human action and desires as of the original geological structure."
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