TY  - BOOK
AU  - Glaeser,Edward L.
TI  - Triumph of the city: how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier 
SN  - 9781594202773 (hbk.)
AV  - HT361 .G53 2011
U1  - 307.76 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Press
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Growth
KW  - Urban economics
KW  - Sociology, Urban
N1  - 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
N2  - A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future
ER  -