01394nam a2200253 a 450000100090000000800410000901000170005002000250006702000220009204000770011405000210019108200150021210000480022724501340027526000380040930000470044750400660049452001550056050503340071565000180104965000300106765000210109765000220111816428538100823s2011    nyuaf    b    001 0 eng    a  2010034609  a9781594202773 (hbk.)  a159420277X (hbk.)  aDLCcDLCdIG#dBTCTAdYDXCPdRLSdUPZdCDXdBWXdOKNdVP@dDLCdBD-DhAAL00aHT361b.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 happier /cEdward L. Glaeser.  aNew York :bPenguin Press,c2011.  a338 p., [8] p. of plates :bill. ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index.  aA pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future.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. 0aUrbanization. 0aCities and townsxGrowth. 0aUrban economics. 0aSociology, Urban.