Cities are good for you : the genius of the metropolis
At the beginning of the century, we became 50% urban as a global population, and by 2050 we're going to be up to 70% urban. Cities could either be our coffin or our ark. Hollis presents evidence that cities can deliver a better life, and investigates how cities all over the world are tackling c...
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New York :
Bloomsbury Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 19 |
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| Summary: | At the beginning of the century, we became 50% urban as a global population, and by 2050 we're going to be up to 70% urban. Cities could either be our coffin or our ark. Hollis presents evidence that cities can deliver a better life, and investigates how cities all over the world are tackling climate change, population growth, poverty, shifting work patterns and the maintenance of the fragile trust of their citizens. |
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| Physical Description: | 407 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781408826614 |