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In the year 2100, 80% of the world's population will live in cities. While the megacities mutate into hostile tumors, we look longingly at the homely structures of the apparently naturally grown cities of the Middle Ages. Subscribe to the channel: https://goo.gl/VITuUt Follow us on Facebook: / wocomo For ten years, the German architect and city planner Klaus Humpert has been studying the design principles of medieval cities. His findings are sensational: the "grown city" of the Middle Ages is a myth. God's Plan and Man's Hand tells the story of Humpert's adventurous journey of discovery. Experts provide additional information, and Humpert's outspoken opponents will fuel doubts about his theory. But in the end, the hero prevails. Original title: God's plan and man's hand - The discovery of medieval town planning or how our cities came into the world a film by Dominik Wessely in cooperation with SWR / ARTE © 2004, filmtank hamburg / SWR