How Urban Spaces Make Us Human
This book by Edward Glaeser, Harvard’s leading urban economist, explores how cities work and why so many people choose to live in them. It offers a clear, accessible analysis of the forces that shape the modern city.
Description
Edward Glaeser takes you on a worldwide journey, from Mumbai to New York and from Paris to Shanghai, revealing how and why cities behave the way they do. He addresses questions such as whether New Orleans should be rebuilt and why living in large cities is often unaffordable. In Triumph of the City he explains what the city teaches us about economics, society, and livability. This critical and engaging exploration of how urban spaces make us human provides deep insights into urban dynamics and economic development.
Product specifications
- Author: Edward Glaeser
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Imprint: Pan Books
- Binding type: B-format paperback
- Publication date: 2012-02-16
- Number of pages: 352
- ISBN: 9780330458078
- Theme: Popular economics
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
About the author
Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics at Harvard and is known as one of the most innovative thinkers about the city and its economy.