Happy City is the story of how the solutions to this century's problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city living. This is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why are some cities a joy to live in? As Charles Montgomery reveals, it's not how much money your neighbours earn, or how pleasant the climate is that makes the most difference. Journeying to dozens of cities - from Atlanta to Bogota to Vancouver - he talks to the new champions of the happy city to explore the urban innovations already transforming people's lives. He meets the visionary Colombian mayor who turned some of the world's most dangerous roads into an urban cycling haven; the Danish architect who brought the lessons of medieval Tuscan towns to modern-day Copenhagen; and the New York City transport commissioner who turned the gridlock of Times Square into a place to lounge in the sun. Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the fascinating realm of urban experimentation, Happy City offers solutions we can all use to improve our lives and shows that simple changes can make all the difference. "Do we live in neighbourhoods that make us happy? Montgomery encourages us to ask without embarrassment, and to think intelligently about the answer". (The New York Times Book Review). "Excellent...Montgomery believes in the importance of smart town planning and Happy City is a compendium of its major ideas". (Will Dean, Independent). Charles Montgomery is a journalist and urban experimentalist from Vancouver, Canada. His writings on urban planning, psychology, culture, and history have appeared in magazines and journals on three continents. He is the author of one previous book, and was an original member of the BMW Guggenheim Lab.

幸福城市》讲述了解决本世纪问题的方法在于解开伟大城市生活的秘密。这将是一个城市的世纪。但究竟是什么造就了一个好的城市？为什么有些城市是生活的乐趣？正如查尔斯-蒙哥马利所揭示的，造成最大差异的不是你的邻居赚了多少钱，也不是气候有多舒适。他走访了几十个城市--从亚特兰大到波哥大再到温哥华--与幸福城市的新倡导者交谈，探索已经改变人们生活的城市创新。他会见了富有远见的哥伦比亚市长，他将世界上最危险的一些道路变成了城市自行车的天堂；丹麦建筑师将中世纪托斯卡纳城镇的经验带到了现代的哥本哈根；纽约市交通委员将时代广场的拥堵变成了一个可以在阳光下休息的地方。幸福城市》从他们的故事、脑科学和迷人的城市实验领域中汲取教训，提供了我们所有人都可以用来改善生活的解决方案，并表明简单的改变可以带来巨大的变化。"我们生活在让我们快乐的社区吗？蒙哥马利鼓励我们毫不尴尬地问，并对答案进行明智的思考"。(《纽约时报》书评)。"非常好......蒙哥马利相信智能城市规划的重要性，《幸福城市》是其主要观点的汇编"。(威尔-迪安，独立报）。查尔斯-蒙哥马利是一位来自加拿大温哥华的记者和城市实验者。他关于城市规划、心理学、文化和历史的文章已经出现在三大洲的杂志和期刊上。他是之前一本书的作者，也是宝马古根海姆实验室的原始成员。

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