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Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier / Edward Glaeser.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press ; 2012.Description: 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781594202773 (hbk.)
  • 159420277X (hbk.)
  • 9780143120544 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307 22
LOC classification:
  • HT361 .G53 2011
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.
Summary: A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.
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Printed book Printed book IES Halmstad Non-fiction 307 Gla (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 097801431205441
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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.

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