Glaeser, Edward L.  1967- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594202773  29.95 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010034609 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urbanization.<br/>Cities and towns--Growth.<br/>Urban economics.<br/>Sociology, Urban.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT361  / .G53 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76