How Long to Read Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A globe-trotting, eye-opening exploration of how cities can—and do—make us happier people Charles Montgomery's Happy City will revolutionize the way we think about urban life. After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time. But is it better or worse for our happiness? Are subways, sidewalks, and tower dwelling an improvement on the car-dependence of sprawl? The award-winning journalist Charles Montgomery finds answers to such questions at the intersection between urban design and the emerging science of happiness, and during an exhilarating journey through some of the world's most dynamic cities. He meets the visionary mayor who introduced a "sexy" lipstick-red bus to ease status anxiety in Bogotá; the architect who brought the lessons of medieval Tuscan hill towns to modern-day New York City; the activist who turned Paris's urban freeways into beaches; and an army of American suburbanites who have transformed their lives by hacking the design of their streets and neighborhoods. Full of rich historical detail and new insights from psychologists and Montgomery's own urban experiments, Happy City is an essential tool for understanding and improving our own communities. The message is as surprising as it is hopeful: by retrofitting our cities for happiness, we can tackle the urgent challenges of our age. The happy city, the green city, and the low-carbon city are the same place, and we can all help build it.

How long is Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design?

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery is 369 pages long, and a total of 95,571 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design aloud.

What Reading Level is Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design?

Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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