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Triumph of the city : how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier
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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- ISBN: 9781594202773 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 159420277X (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780330458078
- Physical Description: 338 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Urbanization. Cities and towns > Growth. Urban economics. Sociology, Urban. ურბანიზაცია . > ზრდა . ურბანული ეკონომიკა . |
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