01424nam a2200289u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038010001500079020002500094035002100119040004700140050002100187082001500208100004800223245013200271260003800403300004700441504006600488505033400554520015500888650001801043650003001061650002101091650002201112650211168 OCoLC 20190501180924.0ta110428s2011    nyuaf    b    001 0 eng    a2010034609  a9781594202773c29.95  a(OCoLC)650211168  aDLCcDLCdIG#dBTCTAdYDXCPdRLSdUPZdCDX00aHT361b.G53 201100a307.762221 aGlaeser, Edward L.q(Edward Ludwig),d1967-10aTriumph of the city :bhow our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happiercEdward L. Glaeser.  aNew York :bPenguin Press,c2011.  a338 p., [8] p. of plates :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.0 aOur 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.  aA pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future. 0aUrbanization. 0aCities and townsxGrowth. 0aUrban economics. 0aSociology, Urban.