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Triumph of the City

How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

par Edward Glaeser ...

**Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011“A masterpiece.” —Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics“Bursting with insights.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities**America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, ... En savoir plus

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**Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011“A masterpiece.” —Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of Freakonomics“Bursting with insights.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities**America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy,
... En savoir plus

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城市的勝利：都市如何推動國家經濟，讓生活更富足、快樂、環保？（最爭議的21世紀都市規畫經典）

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

par 愛德華．格雷瑟, Edward Glaeser ...

Traduit par 黃煜文 ...

底特律為何一墜千里、紐約為何浴火重生？從經濟學角度剖析都市，挑戰你對郊區生活完美的迷思，揭開為何都市才是歷史上引領創新、繁榮、技術與民主之地★《經濟學人》非文學類年度好書、《金融時報》商業類年度好書‧什麼時候高薪成了一件壞事？‧為什麼不能為了經濟發展犧牲古蹟與綠地？‧搬去郊區享受綠意，才是最破壞環境的做法？本書破解你對於都市又亂又小又嘈雜的迷思，證明「人口集中在都市」×「自由競爭的商業」，才是讓國家富裕又環保的方法！十四世紀，布魯內雷斯基將透視幾何學傳授給多那太羅，多那太羅與馬薩喬將之運用在浮雕與繪畫上，帶來藝術與商業爆炸性進展的文藝復興。十九到二十世紀初，莫內與賽尚在巴黎找到彼此，創新交流的能量帶來人類文化史的重大轉折。從古自今，匯聚眾多人口的城市，往往是推動文明進展的主因。哈佛經濟教授愛德華．格雷瑟，耙梳從古至今的都市發展史，透過詮釋底特律、矽谷、紐約、巴黎、波士頓 ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

底特律為何一墜千里、紐約為何浴火重生？從經濟學角度剖析都市，挑戰你對郊區生活完美的迷思，揭開為何都市才是歷史上引領創新、繁榮、技術與民主之地★《經濟學人》非文學類年度好書、《金融時報》商業類年度好書‧什麼時候高薪成了一件壞事？‧為什麼不能為了經濟發展犧牲古蹟與綠地？‧搬去郊區享受綠意，才是最破壞環境的做法？本書破解你對於都市又亂又小又嘈雜的迷思，證明「人口集中在都市」×「自由競爭的商業」，才是讓國家富裕又環保的方法！十四世紀，布魯內雷斯基將透視幾何學傳授給多那太羅，多那太羅與馬薩喬將之運用在浮雕與繪畫上，帶來藝術與商業爆炸性進展的文藝復興。十九到二十世紀初，莫內與賽尚在巴黎找到彼此，創新交流的能量帶來人類文化史的重大轉折。從古自今，匯聚眾多人口的城市，往往是推動文明進展的主因。哈佛經濟教授愛德華．格雷瑟，耙梳從古至今的都市發展史，透過詮釋底特律、矽谷、紐約、巴黎、波士頓
... En savoir plus
Survival of the City

The Future of Urban Life in an Age of Isolation

par Edward Glaeser, David Cutler ...

**“Expansive and entertaining. . . . [A] fast-paced and highly readable journey . . . the book serves as a useful tool in the effort to redefine the role of the city in an age of increasingly polarized politics, and reminds us that urban health is—as Fiorello La Guardia once remarked about cleaning the streets—not a Democratic or Republican issue.” —New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

**“Expansive and entertaining. . . . [A] fast-paced and highly readable journey . . . the book serves as a useful tool in the effort to redefine the role of the city in an age of increasingly polarized politics, and reminds us that urban health is—as Fiorello La Guardia once remarked about cleaning the streets—not a Democratic or Republican issue.” —New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great
... En savoir plus
After the Flood

How the Great Recession Changed Economic Thought

Modifié par Tano Santos, E. Glen Weyl, Edward Glaeser ...

The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets—and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed world, from the Great Recession in the United States to the banking crises in Japan and the Eurozone. As we try to make sense of what caused these crises and how we might reduce risk factors and prevent recurrence, the ... En savoir plus

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The past three decades have been characterized by vast change and crises in global financial markets—and not in politically unstable countries but in the heart of the developed world, from the Great Recession in the United States to the banking crises in Japan and the Eurozone. As we try to make sense of what caused these crises and how we might reduce risk factors and prevent recurrence, the
... En savoir plus
Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment

Modifié par James M. Poterba, Edward Glaeser ...

Collections series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure, which can encompass a broad range of investments, from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to the near-term macroeconomic benefits, such as job creation, associated with infrastructure spending; others point to the long-term effects of such spending on productivity and ... En savoir plus

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Policy makers often call for increased spending on infrastructure, which can encompass a broad range of investments, from roads and bridges to digital networks that will expand access to high-speed broadband. Some point to the near-term macroeconomic benefits, such as job creation, associated with infrastructure spending; others point to the long-term effects of such spending on productivity and
... En savoir plus
Housing and the Financial Crisis

Modifié par Todd Sinai, Edward Glaeser ...

Collections series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn’t fall. But the spectacular boom and bust of the housing market during the first decade of the twenty-first century and millions of foreclosed homeowners have made it clear that housing is no different from any other asset in its ability to climb and crash.Housing and the Financial Crisis looks at what happened to prices and construction both ... En savoir plus

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Conventional wisdom held that housing prices couldn’t fall. But the spectacular boom and bust of the housing market during the first decade of the twenty-first century and millions of foreclosed homeowners have made it clear that housing is no different from any other asset in its ability to climb and crash.Housing and the Financial Crisis looks at what happened to prices and construction both
... En savoir plus
Urban Empires

Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World

Modifié par Edward Glaeser, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp ...

Collections series The Metropolis and Modern Life
We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical changes in our contemporary systems from a global perspective and analyses the dominant position of modern cities in the ‘New Urban World’.This volume views the ... En savoir plus

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We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical changes in our contemporary systems from a global perspective and analyses the dominant position of modern cities in the ‘New Urban World’.This volume views the
... En savoir plus
El triunfo de las ciudades

Cómo nuestra gran creación nos hace más ricos, más listos, más sostenibles, más

par Edward Glaeser ...

Cómo nuestra mejor creación nos hace más ricos, más inteligentes, más ecológicos, más sanos y más felices.Más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. En un planeta con enormes extensiones de espacio y en el que los avances tecnológicos han suprimido las distancias, 3.300 millones de personas han elegido concentrarse en estas densas aglomeraciones urbanas de altos edificios, marañas ... En savoir plus

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Cómo nuestra mejor creación nos hace más ricos, más inteligentes, más ecológicos, más sanos y más felices.Más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. En un planeta con enormes extensiones de espacio y en el que los avances tecnológicos han suprimido las distancias, 3.300 millones de personas han elegido concentrarse en estas densas aglomeraciones urbanas de altos edificios, marañas
... En savoir plus
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Survival of the City

Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation

par Edward Glaeser, David Cutler ...

Lu par Edward Glaeser, David Cutler, Teri Schnaubelt ...

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12 heure 7 min

**“Expansive and entertaining. . . . [A] fast-paced and highly readable journey . . . the book serves as a useful tool in the effort to redefine the role of the city in an age of increasingly polarized politics, and reminds us that urban health is—as Fiorello La Guardia once remarked about cleaning the streets—not a Democratic or Republican issue.” —New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

**“Expansive and entertaining. . . . [A] fast-paced and highly readable journey . . . the book serves as a useful tool in the effort to redefine the role of the city in an age of increasingly polarized politics, and reminds us that urban health is—as Fiorello La Guardia once remarked about cleaning the streets—not a Democratic or Republican issue.” —New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great
... En savoir plus
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Triumph of the City

How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

par Edward Glaeser ...

Lu par Lloyd James ...

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12 heure 29 min

America is an urban nation. More than two thirds of us live on the three percent of land that contains our cities. Yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, crime ridden, expensive, environmentally unfriendly. Or are they?As Edward Glaeser proves in this myth-shattering book, cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in cultural and economic terms) places to live. ... En savoir plus

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America is an urban nation. More than two thirds of us live on the three percent of land that contains our cities. Yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, crime ridden, expensive, environmentally unfriendly. Or are they?As Edward Glaeser proves in this myth-shattering book, cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in cultural and economic terms) places to live.
... En savoir plus

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Ten Restaurants That Changed America

par Paul Freedman ...

Lu par Keith Szarabajka ...

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13 heure 5 min

From Delmonico’s to Sylvia’s to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through ten legendary restaurantsCombining a historian’s rigor with a foodie’s palate, Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America itself.Whether charting the rise of our love affair with Chinese food ... En savoir plus

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From Delmonico’s to Sylvia’s to Chez Panisse, a daring and original history of dining out in America as told through ten legendary restaurantsCombining a historian’s rigor with a foodie’s palate, Ten Restaurants That Changed America reveals how the history of our restaurants reflects nothing less than the history of America itself.Whether charting the rise of our love affair with Chinese food
... En savoir plus

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The Roman Way

par Edith Hamilton ...

Lu par Wanda McCaddon ...

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6 heure 41 min

In The Roman Way, Edith Hamilton shows us Rome through the eyes of the Romans. Plautus and Terence, Cicero and Caesar, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Augustus come to life in their ambitions, their work, their loves and hates. In them we see reflected a picture of Roman life very different form that fixed in our minds through schoolroom days—and far livelier.Here, Hamilton makes vividly interesting ... En savoir plus

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In The Roman Way, Edith Hamilton shows us Rome through the eyes of the Romans. Plautus and Terence, Cicero and Caesar, Catullus, Horace, Virgil, and Augustus come to life in their ambitions, their work, their loves and hates. In them we see reflected a picture of Roman life very different form that fixed in our minds through schoolroom days—and far livelier.Here, Hamilton makes vividly interesting
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