{"product_id":"the-welltempered-city-what-modern-science-ancient-civilizations-and-human-nature-teach-us-about-the-future-of-urban-life-isbn-9780062234728","title":"The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 PROSE Award Winner: Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade Publisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the vein of Jane Jacobs’s \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Life of Great American Cities \u003c\/em\u003eand Edward Glaeser’s \u003cem\u003eTriumph of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCities 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 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonathan F. P. Rose—the man who “repairs the fabric of cities”—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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration of the city and an impassioned argument for its role in addressing the important issues in these volatile times, \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e is a reasoned, hopeful blueprint for a thriving metropolis—and the future. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the vein of Jane Jacobs’s \u003cem\u003eThe Death and Life of Great American Cities\u003c\/em\u003e and Edward Glaeser’s \u003cem\u003eTriumph of the City\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCities are birthplaces of civilization; centers of culture, trade, and progress; cauldrons of opportunity—and by 2080 will be home to 80 percent of the world’s population. As the twenty-first century progresses, metropolitan areas will bear the brunt of global megatrends such as climate change, natural resource depletion, population growth, income inequality, mass migration, and education and health disparity, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e, Jonathan F. P. Rose—the man who “repairs the fabric of cities”—distills a lifetime of interdisciplinary research and firsthand experience into a five-pronged model for designing and reshaping cities with the goal of equalizing their landscape of opportunity. Drawing from the musical concept of “temperament,” Rose argues that well-tempered cities can be infused with systems that bend the arc of their development toward equality, resilience, adaptability, and well-being, to achieve ever-unfolding harmony between civilization and nature. While these goals may never be fully attained, if we at least aspire to them, and approach every plan and constructive step with this intention, our cities will be richer and happier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration of the city and an impassioned argument for its role in addressing important issues in these volatile times, \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-reasoned, hopeful blueprint for a thriving metropolis—and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Jonathan Rose shares his brilliant vision in this fascinating look at cities past and present. \u003cem\u003eThe Well–Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e offers a plan for urban—and ecological and social—thriving into the future. Anyone who lives in a city or cares about them will find this a rewarding read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence  Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A comprehensive primer for how to contemplate urban spaces as they evolve for the future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thought-provoking introduction to the future of cities.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In an age where nobody believes anything, this book offers a rich vein of facts.  It is essential reading for all those who live in cities, but perhaps more importantly those who don’t and may have to.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PPRA, RIBA, AIA, Founder Grimshaw Architects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered City\u003c\/em\u003e stands alongside works by Jane Jacobs, Lewis Mumford, and Christopher Alexander, deserving influence and implementation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The pragmatic and the visionary rarely integrate this harmoniously into the re-imagination of what a city is and could be.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Well–Tempered City reveals a fresh understanding of inequality, urbanization, housing and public health.  Rose weaves rigorous cognitive neuroscience research with powerful, authentic stories of people who often live at the margins of society. This book should be mandatory reading for anyone committed to the idea of successful and inclusive cities.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation  Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation  Darren Walker, President, the Ford Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Huge in ambition, grand in scope, dazzling in accomplishment. You will never look at your city, yourself or your neighbors the same way again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Zolli, author of Resilience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gathering a lifetime of learning, discovery, and understanding, Jonathan Rose has written an astonishing book: a treasure trove of knowledge about how our urban lives have evolved, interwoven with a compellingly pragmatic case for what they can be in the future. The Well-Tempered City is essential and exciting reading - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate  Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate  Jeremy Newsum, Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 \u003cem\u003eThe Well–Tempered Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, and contemporary scientific thinking finally come to rest together. This is a hugely satisfying poem-rich in history, thought and deeply felt throughout.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Glass, composer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This provocative, important, and majestically composed book about the future of cities should be essential reading for our times. 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