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The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time

text The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time

Summary

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.

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 --... Read more
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Description
viii, 432 p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co. 2011

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 307.76 WIL in Adult Non-fiction Available

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