Edward Glaeser

Cómo nuestra mejor creación nos hace más ricos, más inteligentes, más ecológicos, más sanos y más felices. Más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. En un planeta con enormes extensiones de espacio y en el que los avances tecnologicos han suprimido las distancias, 3.300 millones de personas han elegido concentrarse en estas densas aglomeraciones urbanas de altos edificios, marañas de calles y atiborrados autobuses. Las ciudades ejercen mayor atraccion que nunca. Y no obstante, a menudo se las acusa de ser lugares poco ecologicos y saludables, caros y asolados por la delincuencia. Edward Glaeser, uno de los mas reconocidos expertos internacionales en Economia Urbana, rompe en este libro los mitos que rodean a las ciudades demostrando como estas son en realidad los lugares mas verdes, sanos y ricos (en terminos culturales y economicos) en los que podriamos vivir. Residir en una gran ciudad es estar permanentemente expuesto a una avalancha de ideas, gentes y experiencias extraordinarias. Glaeser viaja alrededor del planeta -desde los bulevares de Paris a las calles de Nueva York o los suburbios de Bombay-, adentrandose en la historia urbanistica y el dia a dia de aquellos que viven y trabajan en estas bulliciosas metropolis, para revelar como piensan las ciudades y por que se han convertido en las puertas de acceso a nuestro mundo globalizado.Reseña:Ed Gleaser es, sin duda, uno de los economistas mas brillantes del mundo, y El triunfo de las ciudades es su obra maestra.Steven Levitt, autor de Freakonomicsy Superfreakonomics

Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the life's work of Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, who at forty is hailed as one of the world's most exciting urban thinkers. Travelling from city to city, speaking to planners and politicians across the world, he uncovers questions large and small whose answers are both counterintuitive and deeply significant. Should New Orleans be rebuilt? Why can't my nephew afford an apartment in New York? Is London the new financial capital of the world? Is my job headed to Bangalore? In Triumph of the City, Glaeser takes us around the world and into the mind of the modern city from Mumbai to Paris to Rio to Detroit to Shanghai, and to any number of points in between to reveal how cities think, why they behave in the manners that they do, and what wisdom they share with the people who inhabit them.

Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the lifes work of Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, who at forty is hailed as one of the worlds most exciting urban thinkers. Travelling from city to city, speaking to planners and politicians across the world, he uncovers questions large and small whose answers are both counterintuitive and deeply significant. Should New Orleans be rebuilt? Why cant my nephew afford an apartment in New York? Is London the new financial capital of the world? Is my job headed to Bangalore? In Triumph of the City, Glaeser takes us around the world and into the mind of the modern city from Mumbai to Paris to Rio to Detroit to Shanghai, and to any number of points in between to reveal how cities think, why they behave in the manners that they do, and what wisdom they share with the people who inhabit them. A masterpiece Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics A brilliant read: persuasive and provocative Time Out Replete with lightly borne learning, this is a tremendous book Bryan Appleyard, Literary Review Fascinating Sunday Telegraph Comprehensive, compelling and strongly recommended" Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist and Adapt A hymn to the city Metro

Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Best Book of the Year Award in 2011A masterpiece. Steven D. Levitt, coauthor of FreakonomicsBursting with insights. The New York Times Book ReviewA pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of citiesAmerica is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: theyre dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory book, Edward Glaeser, a leading urban economist, declares that cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest (in both cultural and economic terms) places to live. He travels through history and around the globe to reveal the hidden workings of cities and how they bring out the best in humankind. Using intrepid reportage, keen analysis, and cogent argument, Glaeser makes an urgent, eloquent case for the citys importance and splendor, offering inspiring proof that the city is humanitys greatest creation and our best hope for the future.

Expansive and entertaining. . . . [A] fast-paced and highly readable journey . . . the book serves as a useful tool in the effort to redefine the role of the city in an age of increasingly polarized politics, and reminds us that urban health isas Fiorello La Guardia once remarked about cleaning the streetsnot a Democratic or Republican issue. New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great urbanists and one of our great public health experts join forces to reckon with how cities are changing in the face of existential threats the pandemic has only acceleratedCities can make us sick. Thats always been truediseases spread more easily when more people are close to one another. And cities have been demonized as breeding grounds for vice and crime from Sodom and Gomorrah on. But cities have flourished nonetheless because they are humanitys greatest invention, indispensable engines for creativity, innovation, wealth, and civilization itself. But cities now stand at a crossroads. During the global COVID crisis, cities grew silent; the normal forms of socializing ground to a halt. How permanent are these changes? Advances in technology mean that many people can opt out of city life as never before. Will they? Are we on the brink of a post-urban world? City life will survive, but individual cities face terrible risks, argue Edward Glaeser and David Cutler, and a wave of urban failure would be absolutely disastrous. In terms of intimacy and inspiration, nothing can replace what cities offer. But great cities have always demanded great management, and our current crisis has exposed fearful gaps in our capacity for good governance. In America, Glaeser and Cutler argue, deep inequities in health care and education are a particular blight on the future of our cities; solving them will be the difference between our collective good health and a downward spiral to a much darker place.

Cómo nuestra mejor creación nos hace más ricos, más inteligentes, más ecológicos, más sanos y más felices.Más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en ciudades. En un planeta con enormes extensiones de espacio y en el que los avances tecnologicos han suprimido las distancias, 3.300 millones de personas han elegido concentrarse en estas densas aglomeraciones urbanas de altos edificios, marañas de calles y atiborrados autobuses. Las ciudades ejercen mayor atraccion que nunca. Y no obstante, a menudo se las acusa de ser lugares poco ecologicos y saludables, caros y asolados por la delincuencia.Edward Glaeser, uno de los mas reconocidos expertos internacionales en Economia Urbana, rompe en este libro los mitos que rodean a las ciudades demostrando como estas son en realidad los lugares mas verdes, sanos y ricos (en terminos culturales y economicos) en los que podriamos vivir. Residir en una gran ciudad es estar permanentemente expuesto a una avalancha de ideas, gentes y experiencias extraordinarias.Glaeser viaja alrededor del planeta -desde los bulevares de Paris a las calles de Nueva York o los suburbios de Bombay-, adentrandose en la historia urbanistica y el dia a dia de aquellos que viven y trabajan en estas bulliciosas metropolis, para revelar como piensan las ciudades y por que se han convertido en las puertas de acceso a nuestro mundo globalizado.Reseña: Ed Gleaser es, sin duda, uno de los economistas mas brillantes del mundo, y El triunfo de las ciudades es su obra maestra. Steven Levitt, autor de Freakonomicsy Superfreakonomics

From New York to New Delhi, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our urban world, turning the physical proximity which is central to the creative energy of the city into a potentially deadly threat to our health and well being. Yet most of us live or work in cities. They are a vital part of both local and global economies and shape the lives we lead and our interactions with others. How can we adjust to this new reality and what lessons can we learn from the past?In this urgently relevant book, leading experts Edward Glaeser and David Cutler, examine the history and future of the global city. They argue the biggest threats are those we have created ourselves - inequalities in housing, health, work and education - and that we need to address these as a matter of urgency if our cities are to continue to thrive and drive economic growth and prosperity. They conclude by proposing some practical measures that governments and citizens need to act on to ensure the survival of the city around the world..