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

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Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig)

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2011.

Description:

338 Seiten : Illustrationen

Notes:
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.

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.

Resources:
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

9781594202773 (hbk.)
159420277X (hbk.)
9780143120544 (pbk.)
0143120549 (pbk.)

Subject:

Urbanization.
Cities and towns Growth.
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
Stadtökonomie.
Verstädterung.
Urbanisation.
Villes Croissance.
Économie urbaine.
Sociologie urbaine.
urbanization.
urban sprawl.
suburban growth.
urban sociology.
Stadt
Stadtsoziologie
Stadtleben
Stadtbevölkerung
Stadtentwicklung

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Location: Library main 274279
Call No.: BIB 208028
Status: Available

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