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The author of The Coming of Neo-Feudalism and The New Class Conflict challenges conventions of urban planning. Around the globe, most new urban development has adhered to similar tenets: tall structures, small units, and high density. In The Human City , Joel Kotkin―called “America’s uber-geographer” by David Brooks of the New York Times ―questions these nearly ubiquitous practices, suggesting that they do not consider the needs and desires of the vast majority of people. Built environments, Kotkin argues, must reflect the preferences of most people―even if that means lower-density development. The Human City ponders the purpose of the city and investigates the factors that drive most urban development today. Armed with his own astute research, a deep-seated knowledge of urban history, and a sound grasp of economic, political, and social trends, Kotkin pokes holes in what he calls the “retro-urbanist” ideology and offers a refreshing case for dispersion centered on human values. This book is not anti-urban, but it does advocate a greater range of options for people to live the way they want at all stages of their lives. Praise for The Human City “Kotkin . . . presents the

Author

Joel Kotkin

Publisher

Agate Publishing : Made available through hoopla

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781572847767

Subjects

Political Science, Sociology, Social_sciences

Rating

4.2 / 5 (52 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14