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01552cam a2200325Ia 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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727703512 |
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OCoLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20120227122750.0 |
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110526t20122011nyuaf b 001 0 eng d |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780143120544 (pbk.) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0143120549 (pbk.) |
| SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)727703512 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
BTCTA |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
BTCTA |
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YDXCP |
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GK8 |
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SO$ |
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BDX |
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GZD |
| LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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GZDA |
| Local processing data |
js* |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
307.76 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Glaeser, Edward L. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Triumph of the city : |
| Remainder of title |
how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Edward Glaeser. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Penguin Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012, c2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
338 p., [8] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-323) and index. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
A pioneering urban economist offers fascinating, even inspiring proof that the city is humanity's greatest invention and our best hope for the future. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Our urban species -- What do they make in Bangalore? -- Why do cities decline? -- What's good about slums? -- How were the tenements tamed? -- Is London a luxury resort? -- What's so great about skyscrapers? -- Why has sprawl spread? -- Is there anything greener than blacktop? -- How do cities succeed? -- Flat world, tall city. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Urbanization. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cities and towns |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Urban economics. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Sociology, Urban. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
307.76 GLA |
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314 |
