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 | : | 4.70 (896 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062234722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-11 |
| 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 the urban issues facing us today.. ROSE works with cities and not-for-profits to plan and build green affordable and mixed-income housing and cultural, health, and educational centers. JONATHAN
Jim Stockard said The best book about cities since Jane Jacobs.. 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 ho. Amazon Customer said this book is a good read for anyone who wants to be inspired and be part of making the world better.. 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 make. "Brilliantly thought out and presented in a logical and entertaining" according to Miles Chapin. 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 Ama
. Drawing from the musical concept of “temperament” as a way to achieve harmony, Rose argues that well-tempered cities can be infused with systems that bend the arc of their development toward equality, resilience, adaptability, well-being, and the ever-unfolding harmony between civilization and nature. 2017 PROSE Award Winner: Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade Publisher In the vein of Jane Jacobs’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Edward Glaeser’s Triumph of the City, Jonathan F. Rose—a visionary in urban development and renewal—champions the role of cities in addressing the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the twenty-first century. Cities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity—and the home of eighty percent of the world’s population by 2050. 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 r
“Rose’s non—stop tour of the cityan in depth account of its history, theory, and practice—is exhilarating and complete, wherein compassion, Bach’s The Well–Tempered Clavier, and contemporary scientific thinking finally come to rest together. Anyone who lives in a city or cares about them will find this a rewarding read.” (Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence)“A comprehensive primer for how to contemplate urban spaces as they evolve for the future.” (Kirkus Reviews)“A thought-provoking introduction to the future of cities.” (Publishers Weekly)“In an age where nobody believes anything, this book offers a rich vein of facts. You will never look at your c