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Cities are good for you : the genius of the metropolis / Leo Hollis.

by Hollis, Leo.

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New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.

Cities and towns.

City and town life -- Psychological aspects.

Urbanization -- Social aspects.

Sociology, Urban.

9781620402061 (hardback : alk. paper) :

1620402068 (hardback : alk. paper)

9781408826621 (hardback)

1408826623 (hardback)

9781408826614 (paperback)

1408826615 (paperback)

407 pages ; 22 cm

First U.S. edition.

Preface: On the high line -- What is a city? -- Inside the beehive -- Building between buildings -- A creative place -- Rebooting the community -- Trust in the city -- Walking in Dharavi -- Maximum city -- Moving around -- How may lightbulbs does it take to chance a city? -- A place called home -- Epilogue: After Hudson Street.

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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