An edition of The neighborhood project (2011)

The neighborhood project

using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time

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An edition of The neighborhood project (2011)

The neighborhood project

using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time

1st ed.

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  • 2 Want to read

An evolutionary biologist applies the ideas of evolutionary science to his post-industrial hometown and uses the "traits" he discovers, including what bullying feeds on and how neighborhood quality affects test scores, to improve the lives of his fellow citizens.

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Little, Brown and Co.
Language
English
Pages
432

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Subjects

Cultural Evolution, Growth, Cities and towns, Urban Health, Cities, Civic improvement, Stadsliv, Stadt, Städer, Tillväxt, Stadtsanierung, Bürgerbeteiligung, Cities and towns, growth, New york (state), social conditions

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The neighborhood project: using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time
2011, Little, Brown and Co.
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2011, Little Brown & Company
in English
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Table of Contents

Evolution, cities, and the world
My city
The parable of the strider
The parable of the wasp
The maps
Quantifying halloween
We are now entering the noosphere
The parable of the immune system
The reflection
Street smart
The humanist and the CEO
The lost island of prevention science
The lecture that failed
Learning from Mother Nature about teaching our children
The world with us
Crow woman
Our lives, our genes
The natural history of the afterlife
Evonomics
Body and soul
City on a hill.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
307.76
Library of Congress
HT371 .W55 2011, HT371.W55 2011

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Pagination
viii, 432 p. ;
Number of pages
432

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OL25131320M
Internet Archive
neighborhoodproj0000wils
ISBN 10
0316037672
ISBN 13
9780316037679
LCCN
2011002752
OCLC/WorldCat
668192503

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