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My problem with the book isnt the city love but the overall lack of structure and purpose. Ed glaeser is the fred and eleanor glimp professor of economics at harvard, where he also serves as director of the taubman center for state and local government and the rappaport institute for greater boston. As edward glaeser shows in triumph of the city, cities are actually the healthiest, greenest, and richest in cultural and economic terms places to live. He studies the economics of cities, and has written on scores of urban issues, including the growth of cities, segregation, crime, and housing markets.
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