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         Sir Ebenezer Howard, (1850-1928), founder of the English garden-city movement,
         which influenced urban planning throughout the world.



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         establishment of "garden cities", each surrounded by a self-sufficient, 30,000
         inhabitant and not available to builders. Howard was trying to reverse large-scale
         migration from populated rural areas and small towns to cities. Howard's garden
         cities have so far aimed to provide rural areas with the economic and major
         industrial cities opportunities.

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         fence; planning a compact city surrounded by a large rural arch; accommodation
         of city dwellers, industry and agriculture in the town; limiting the scope of the town
         and preventing rape to the rural belt; and the natural increase in land values to be
         used for the general well-being of the town.
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                                                                                                                                                                      ward_garden_cities/
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