How to Design a Happier City

Jane Stevens 12/9/1312:30 PM

Eric Jaffe reviews Charles Montgomery's book, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, on Atlanticcities.com.

In this spirit of empirical discovery, Montgomery takes readers around the world in search of the places where urban design has (and has not) improved quality-of-life. He also leads us into the laboratories of behavioral scientists measuring which mindsets make happiness easier (or harder) to achieve. The result is a six-part "recipe" for urban happiness — challenging cities to promote joy, health, freedom, resilience, equity, and social connections.

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2013/12/how-design-happier-city/7810/

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