Built environment of towns: towards a revised urban charter

[2002] Towns and cities are often likened to a living organism and said to have a character and a personality; in Shakespeare’s words: “What is the City but the people”. Most countries personify their towns and cities in a way that symbolises a relationship between the citizens and their urban environment. Such as “Commerce is the lifeblood of towns”, “Parks are the lungs of cities”, and “Congested traffic arteries”.

John Parker and Robin Thompson, Built environment of towns: towards a revised urban charter, Sofia: Council of Europe Conference 'The European Urban Charter' 2002.

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