Traditional versus Postmodern Theory of Urbanization

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1. I am doing a paper on the emerging theory of postmodern urbanization and how this theory differs from the traditional urban theory. Can you briefly explain for me the traditional urban theory and the postmodern theory of urbanization? If possible, can you also attach an article on this topic? I need to draw on ten sources for this assignment. Thanks.

Traditional urban theory, that postulates urban growth radiating out from a single center (often formed around a port or railhead or other transport advantage), is very much in question today. Traditional theory argues that the competition for central space drives up land values at the center and that there is a diminishing gradient of land values and density of development as one moves away from the center. As ...