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Montgomery, Charles, 1968-

Happy city : transforming our lives through urban design / Charles Montgomery. - First edition. - 358 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

"A journalist travels the world and investigates current socioeconomic theories of happiness to discover why most modern cities are designed to make us miserable, what we can do to change this, and why we have more to learn from poor cities than from prosperous ones"--

ISBN: 9780141047546 (paperback)

LCCN: 2013022587

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City planning--Psychological aspects.
Urban beautification--Psychological aspects.
City dwellers--Psychology.
Environmental psychology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development.
PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional.

LC Class. No.: HT166 / .M5865 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 307.1216