Triumph of the city: how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier
Glaeser, Edward
Triumph of the city: how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier - New York Penguin Books 2011 - 338 p.
Table of Contents:
Our urban species
What do they make in Bangalore?
Why do cities decline?
What's good about slums?
How were the tenements tamed?
Is London a luxury resort?
What's so great about skyscrapers?
Why has sprawl spread?
Is there anything greener than blacktop?
How do cities succeed?
Flat world, tall city.
A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities
America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they’re dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live. He travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. Using intrepid reportage, keen analysis, and cogent argument, Glaeser makes an urgent, eloquent case for the city’s importance and splendor, offering inspiring proof that the city is humanity’s greatest creation and our best hope for the future.
http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303439/triumph-of-the-city-by-edward-glaeser/9780143120544/
9780143120544
Urbanization
Urban economics
Sociology - Urban
307.76 / G5T7
Triumph of the city: how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier - New York Penguin Books 2011 - 338 p.
Table of Contents:
Our urban species
What do they make in Bangalore?
Why do cities decline?
What's good about slums?
How were the tenements tamed?
Is London a luxury resort?
What's so great about skyscrapers?
Why has sprawl spread?
Is there anything greener than blacktop?
How do cities succeed?
Flat world, tall city.
A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities
America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they’re dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live. He travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. Using intrepid reportage, keen analysis, and cogent argument, Glaeser makes an urgent, eloquent case for the city’s importance and splendor, offering inspiring proof that the city is humanity’s greatest creation and our best hope for the future.
http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303439/triumph-of-the-city-by-edward-glaeser/9780143120544/
9780143120544
Urbanization
Urban economics
Sociology - Urban
307.76 / G5T7