Book
Happy city : transforming our lives through urban design / Charles Montgomery.
"A journalist travels the world and investigates current socioeconomic theories of happiness to discover why most modern cities are designed to make us miserable, what we can do to change this, and why we have more to learn from poor cities than from prosperous ones" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374534888 (pbk)
- ISBN: 9780374534882
- Physical Description: 358 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st pbk ed.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally publilshed: 2013. CatMonthString:february.15 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The mayor of Happy -- The city has always been a happiness project -- The (broken) social scene -- How we got here -- Getting it wrong -- How to be closer -- Convivialities -- Mobilicities I: how moving feels, and why it does not feel better -- Mobilicities II: freedom -- Who is the city for? -- Everything is connected to everything else -- Retrofitting sprawl -- Save your city, save yourself -- Epilogue: the beginning |
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| Subject: | Urban beautification > Psychological aspects. City dwellers > Psychology. Environmental psychology. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | HT 166 M5865 2014 (Text) | 26040003275266 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
