I came to this book after listening to the Freakonomics podcast from May 6, 2015 titled Could The Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?! Listen to that as a good companion to the book. You can find it here:
http://freakonomics.com/2015/05/11/could-the-next-brooklyn-be-las-vegas-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
By compressing people and building up, instead of sprawling out we take up much less land and reduce our individual carbon footprint.
http://freakonomics.com/2015/05/11/could-the-next-brooklyn-be-las-vegas-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/
Everything you love and hate about city life is explored; the very nature of crowds, people bumping into each other and exchanging ideas has led to advancements in science, business and the arts.
By compressing people and building up, instead of sprawling out we take up much less land and reduce our individual carbon footprint.
My favourite thought came from chapter 8, titled Is There Anything Greener Than Blacktop? "If you love nature, stay away from it."
He also tackles the difficult subject of cities in decline, think Detroit of today and New York of the 1970's and how cities have re-imagined themselves over and over again.
All in all I found this book to be a fascinating read. It made me think of where my city is doing things right and where it is not.
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| Edward Glaeser |
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