Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier
AUTHOR:
Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig), 1967-
ISBN:
9780143120544
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Penguin Press, 2011
PHYSICAL_DESC:
338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index
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
ABSTRACT:
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
SUBJECT:
| Urbanization |
| Cities and towns -- Growth |
| Urban economics |
| Sociology, Urban |
BIBSUMMARY:
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.