00000cmm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613515561 Buklod 20201003113735.0 aa r ||| u cr ||||||||||| 201003s2011 xx d u 9781101475676(ebooks) (iLib)UPD-00517673288 DLC DECON rda eng DMLUC HT361 G53 2011eb Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig) 1967- author. Triumph of the city how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier [electronic resource] Edward L. Glaeser. New York Penguin Press [2011] 1 online resource (338 pages, [8] pages of plates) illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Our urban species -- What do they make in Bangalore? -- Why do cities decline? -- What's good about slums? -- How were the tenements tamed? -- Is London a luxury resort? -- What's so great about skyscrapers? -- Why has sprawl spread? -- Is there anything greener than blacktop? -- How do cities succeed? -- Flat world, tall city. A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanitys greatest invention and our best hope for the future. Urbanization. Cities and towns Growth. Urban economics. Sociology, Urban. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=uid&custid=s8396414&groupid=main&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlebk.%20Ask%20the%20Librarian%20for%20details.%20Ask%20the%20Librarian%20for%20details. Access via UPSE's Ebsco Ebooks Collection. Please email the library at reference@econ.upd.edu.ph for login credentials. FO UPD DECON HT 361 G53 2011EB Electronic Resource