Triumph of the city :
Glaeser, Edward L. 1967-
Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier / Edward L. Glaeser. - New York : Penguin Press, 2011. - 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.
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 offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
9781594202773 (hbk.) 159420277X (hbk.)
2010034609
Urbanization.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
HT361 / .G53 2011
307.76
Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier / Edward L. Glaeser. - New York : Penguin Press, 2011. - 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.
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 offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
9781594202773 (hbk.) 159420277X (hbk.)
2010034609
Urbanization.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
HT361 / .G53 2011
307.76