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. P. 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. As the 21st century progresses; metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change; natural resource depletion; population growth; income inequality; mass migrations; education and health disparities; among many others. In The Well-Tempered City; Jonathan F. P. Rose—the man who “repairs the fabric of citiesâ€â€”distills a lifetime of interdisciplinary research and firsthand experience into a five-pronged model for how to design and reshape our cities with the goal of equalizing their landscape of opportunity. 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. 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.
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