Happy City by Charles Montgomery
Tells the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the realm of urban experimentation, this book offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference.
Excellent. . Montgomery believes in the importance of smart town planning and Happy City is a compendium of its major ideas . . . It's a castigating economic, social, moral and environmental argument for planning urban spaces around the thing they affect the most: people -- Will Dean * Independent *
A valuable book ... [it says] forcefully what can't be said too much. It is surely better, most of the time, for most people, to spend as little time as possible in cars and to increase the possibilities of encountering other people and new experiences -- Rowan Moore * Observer *
Admirable ... past writers on this subject have mainly praised existing communities they find conducive to human well-being. Montgomery is all about creating new ones ... not only readable but stimulating. It raises issues most of us have avoided for too long -- Alan Ehrenhalt * New York Times *
A valuable book ... [it says] forcefully what can't be said too much. It is surely better, most of the time, for most people, to spend as little time as possible in cars and to increase the possibilities of encountering other people and new experiences -- Rowan Moore * Observer *
Admirable ... past writers on this subject have mainly praised existing communities they find conducive to human well-being. Montgomery is all about creating new ones ... not only readable but stimulating. It raises issues most of us have avoided for too long -- Alan Ehrenhalt * New York Times *
Charles Montgomery is urbanist and the award-winning author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. Montgomery works with cities, organizations, and citizens around the world to improve human well-being. His collaborators include the World Health Organization, the Guggenheim Museum, and local governments in Canada, the United States, Mexico, New Zealand, the UAE, and Poland. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141047546 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141047542 |
| Title | Happy City |
| Author | Charles Montgomery |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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