{"product_id":"strong-towns-9781119564812","title":"Strong Towns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity \u003c\/i\u003eis a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, you'll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial strugglesand why it just doesn't work. New development and high-risk investing don't generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and imp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eMichele C. Martinez\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Human Habitat 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Incremental Growth 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. An Infinite Game 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Infrastructure Cult 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Growth or Stability 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Rational Responses 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Productive Places 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Making Strong Investments 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Place-Oriented Government 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. An Intentional Life 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword \u003ci\u003eLeVette Fuller\u003c\/i\u003e 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout Strong Towns 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Involved in the Strong Towns Movement 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866403352919,"sku":"9781119564812","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119564812.jpg?v=1722278478","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strong-towns-9781119564812","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}