Survival of the city : living and thriving in an age of isolation

Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig) 1967- (author.). Cutler, David M., (author.).

Summary: "In Survival of the City, an urbanist and a public health expert join forces to explain where cities are right now and provide a prescription for a healthy future for them"--

Record details

ISBN: 0593297687
ISBN: 9780593297681
Physical Description: 468 pages ; 25 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The city besieged -- Will globalization lead to permanent pandemic? -- Can Indian sewers make Indiana healthier? -- Can our bodies be more pandemic proof? -- Why did so much healthcare spending produce so little health? -- Do robots spread disease? -- What is the future of downtown? -- The battle for Boyle Heights and the closing of the metropolitan frontier -- Urbanization and its discontents -- A future with more hope than fear.