The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us about the Future of Urban Life

by Jonathan F.P. Rose

Book Overview

2017 PROSE Award Winner: Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade Publisher

In the vein of Jane Jacobs's The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City, Jonathan F. P. Rose--a visionary in urban development and renewal--champions the role of cities in addressing the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the twenty-first century.

Cities are birthplaces of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062234722
• ISBN13: 9780062234728
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Harper Wave
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"