It's not. I'd recommend Jane Jacobs' "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" to anyone interested in a comprehensive picture of what it takes to make citi

It's not. I'd recommend Jane Jacobs' "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" to anyone interested in a comprehensive picture of what it takes to make cities livable: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities/dp/067974195X https://www.amazon.com/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities/dp/0... Also read up on all the work Singapore is doing to increase density without ruining their economy or environment while improving livability. And some further reading on the dynamics of city growth: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0013541 http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.... I love thinking about this stuff, complex and fascinating :)