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Survival of the City: The Future of Urban Life in an Age of Isolation
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2022
- Book Title
- Survival of the City: The Future of Urban Life in an Age of Is...
- ISBN
- 9780593297704
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593297709
ISBN-13
9780593297704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21057252369
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Publication Name
Survival of the City : the Future of Urban Life in an Age of Isolation
Language
English
Subject
Urban & Regional, Public Health, Globalization, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
14 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
307.76
Synopsis
"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 Review One of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential threats the pandemic has only accelerated Cities can make us sick. That's always been true--diseases spread more easily when more people are close to one another. And cities have been demonized as breeding grounds for vice and crime from Sodom and Gomorrah on. But cities have flourished nonetheless because they are humanity's greatest invention, indispensable engines for creativity, innovation, wealth, and civilization itself. But cities now stand at a crossroads. During the global COVID crisis, cities grew silent; the normal forms of socializing ground to a halt. How permanent are these changes? Advances in technology mean that many people can opt out of city life as never before. Will they? Are we on the brink of a post-urban world? City life will survive, but individual cities face terrible risks, argue Edward Glaeser and David Cutler, and a wave of urban failure would be absolutely disastrous. In terms of intimacy and inspiration, nothing can replace what cities offer. But great cities have always demanded great management, and our current crisis has exposed fearful gaps in our capacity for good governance. In America, Glaeser and Cutler argue, deep inequities in health care and education are a particular blight on the future of our cities; solving them will be the difference between our collective good health and a downward spiral to a much darker place., Disease is hardly the only issue that accompanies urban density. Since Sodom and Gomorrah, cities have been demonized as breeding grounds for vice and crime. But cities are also humanity's greatest invention-indispensable engines of creativity, innovation, wealth, and connection. Yet during the global COVID crisis, cities grew silent; advances in digital technology mean that many people can opt out of city life as never before. Are we on the brink of a post-urban world? Edward Glaeser and David Cutler argue that city life will survive, but individual cities face terrible risks, as they examine the evolution already happening and the possible futures that lie before us. as they explore the differences between flourishing and failing cities, they show that deep inequities in health care and education create particular problems. Repairing those ills will make the difference between collective good Health and a downward spiral to a much darker place. Book jacket.
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- l***o (117)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePackage arrived from Skokie, IL to southeast Michigan in three days. Book was wrapped well in an large outer plastic mailing envelope and in a second large plastic mailing envelope inside . Book was in the condition described and even has the errata sheet insert. I had no problems with the seller, and I would buy from them again. Good sale.The War Toys 2: Kriegsspielzeug : The Story of / Die Geschichte Von Lineol (#236102241091)
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- p***e (1217)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePurchased on 08.26.2025 and rec'd as described on 09.02.2025 (after Labor Day holiday). Two text books were individually wrapped in plastic, wrapped together in another plastic baggie and then placed in a padded envelope. Very happy w/ the extra protection taken in shipping the text books. Thank you.
Seller feedback (32,112)
- l***o (117)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePackage arrived from Skokie, IL to southeast Michigan in three days. Book was wrapped well in an large outer plastic mailing envelope and in a second large plastic mailing envelope inside . Book was in the condition described and even has the errata sheet insert. I had no problems with the seller, and I would buy from them again. Good sale.The War Toys 2: Kriegsspielzeug : The Story of / Die Geschichte Von Lineol (#236102241091)
- v***n (68)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe seller supplied additional photos showing that the books included both dust jackets as described. The books arrived well on time and were in a like new condition. They were also well packaged. This was of great value. Thank you very much. Perfect.
- p***e (1217)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchasePurchased on 08.26.2025 and rec'd as described on 09.02.2025 (after Labor Day holiday). Two text books were individually wrapped in plastic, wrapped together in another plastic baggie and then placed in a padded envelope. Very happy w/ the extra protection taken in shipping the text books. Thank you.