01490nam a2200325u 4500 650211168 OCoLC 20190501180924.0 ta 110428s2011 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 2010034609 9781594202773 29.95 (OCoLC)650211168 DLC DLC IG# BTCTA YDXCP RLS UPZ CDX UPMM HT361 .G53 2011 307.76 22 Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig), 1967- 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. 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. Urbanization. Cities and towns Growth. Urban economics. Sociology, Urban. 9 6842 6842 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2016-10-26 0 307.76 GLAE 19714 2016-10-26 29.95 2016-10-26 BOOK