The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062234730 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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P. Recognized for creating communities that literally heal both residents and neighborhoods, Rose is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the integration of environmental, social, and economic solutions to issues facing cities today.For his work as founder of the investment, development, and urban planning firm Jonathan Rose Companies, he has received awards from the Urban Land Institu
The best book about cities since Jane Jacobs. Jim Stockard I haven’t been able to put this ;remarkable book down. The preface and the Introduction should be absolutely required reading for every person who dares to call herself or himself a planner in these times. The Well-Tempered City is a brilliant, accessible, insightful call to sensibility for all of us who love cities, but are unhappy with some of their conditions or puzzled about how to contribute to their improvement. The combination of breadth and depth is so compelling that it has stimulated a bunch of new ideas in my head just in the last hour or so of reading. I think Jonathan Rose has written the firs. this book is a good read for anyone who wants to be inspired and be part of making the world better. Amazon Customer I just finished the Well-Tempered City and feel very grateful to have spent time with such a kind and intelligent author. Jonathan Rose's holistic view, combined with his tremendous culture and knowledge, provide a global vision of all of the issues of society within a city, from water management, energy, public spaces, health and education, to what really shapes a city: its purpose. Not having any background in city planning, I was very interested to have such a tour of all of the skills needed to make a healthy city. One important concept that makes itself clear is the need for collective impact: that all good. Miles Chapin said Brilliantly thought out and presented in a logical and entertaining. Brilliantly thought out and presented in a logical and entertaining form, this volume gives hope that human life as we know it may just survive on this planet after all. People are returning to live and work in cities all over the U.S., and are drawn to them in the developing countries worldwide - this exploration of the beginnings of the city, their historical development, and current trajectory, is fascinating reading for anyone who cares about sustainable living. The idea of "system thinking" about cities, as is done for ecosystems such as the Amazon or Greater Yellowstone, is relatively new, and Rose applies
These goals may never be fully achieved, but our cities will be richer and happier if we aspire to them, and if we infuse our every plan and constructive step with this intention. A celebration of the city and an impassioned argument for its role in addressing the important issues in these volatile times, The Well-Tempered City is a reasoned, hopeful blueprint for a thriving metropolis—and the future. . As the 21st century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change
This book should be mandatory reading for anyone committed to the idea of successful and inclusive cities.” (Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation)“This provocative, important, and majestically composed book about the future of cities should be essential reading for our times. The Well-Tempered City is essential and exciting reading (Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate)“The pragmatic and the visionary rarely integrate this harmoniously into the re-imagination of what a city is and could be.” (Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest)“The Well–Tempered City reveals a fresh understanding of inequality, urbanization, housing and public health. You will never look at your city, yo