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According to Geddes, Man differs from plants and animals through his ability to change the environment consciously with his own labor, according to his needs. Natural order is replaced by a synthetic order that requires deliberate effort in its realization and maintenance, and should be comprehensive in its totality. What psychologists and sociologists see in individuals and groups is applicable to cities,1 because the history of each generation builds on the next, such that the culture of any group of people is an ever-changing development, full of idiosyncrasies, divergent trends and unique memes. People united by trade or geography form a synergistic bond that reveals itself in their art, language and cultural norms. This common thread is not to be discouraged but rather developed and emphasized as a source of collective pride and identity. The fact that cities continue to change beyond this point and grow beyond their borders does not hinder its development, instead it recreates it as a process of continual evolution and variation, thus adding to the richness of the collective consciousness. Much as the culture is affected by the economic activity which takes places within its borders (Work), and the nature of the inhabited space (Place), culture determines how the economic activity is enacted and how the land is treated or perceived by its people. 1