内容简介

　　本书以疫情对城市的冲击和影响为主题，通过剖析当下城市所面临的种种危机，重新定义了未来城市的发展方向。书中的两位作者，一位是城市规划专家——芝加哥大学博士、哈佛大学经济学教授爱德华·格莱泽，另一位是公共卫生专家——哈佛大学应用经济学教授大卫·卡特勒，两位专家在各自的专业领域，共同发声，详细解读了城市既是一个容易传播病毒，产生各类犯罪的魔鬼摇篮，又是人类创造力、财富和文明本身不可或缺的必要引擎。

　　当疫情来临时，城市变得寂静，线下社交也被迫停止。人们选择通过线上办公或远程交流等方式推进工作和生活，越来越多的年轻人也开始选择摆脱城市的束缚。两位作者认为，城市失败的浪潮将是灾难性的，城市生活正面临着巨大的挑战。城市提供了独特的亲密性和启发力，但伟大的城市需要英明的管理者以及健全、完善的法规体系。当前的危机已经暴露出城市在治理方面存在着可怕的缺陷，未来的发展何去何从，我们是否又将迎来后城市时代？

　　本书文字生动，不但帮助我们了解城市发展的历史，还提出了很多可行的政策，堪称是城市规划的教科书。两位作者也在本书中揭露了美国在医疗和教育领域存在的一系列不平等的现象。通过阅读本书，能够客观、全面地了解到我们赖以生存的城市当前面临的问题，把握住未来城市生活的变革与创新。

　　作者简介

　　爱德华·格莱泽（Edward Glaeser），共和党人，哈佛大学经济学教授，美国国家经济研究局（Urban Economics Working Group）城市经济工作组负责人，美国艺术与科学学院（American Academy of Arts and Sciences）和国家公共行政学院成员（National Academy of Public Administration）。他发表了大量关于城市及其在过去三十年中的演变的文章，他是《城市的胜利》（Triumph of the City）一书的作者。

　　大卫·卡特勒（David Cutler），民主党人，哈佛大学应用经济学家。他曾任职于克林顿和奥巴马时期的经济顾问委员会（Council of Economic Advisors）和国家经济委员会（National Economic Council），是美国国家医学研究院（National Academy of Medicine）和美国艺术与科学研究院（American Academy of Arts and Sciences）的成员。

Content introduction

This book takes the impact and impact of the epidemic on cities as the theme, and redefines the development direction of cities in the future by analyzing the various crises facing cities today. The authors, one urban planning expert Edward Glaeser of the University of Chicago and a professor of economics at Harvard, and the other a public health expert David Cutler of applied economics at Harvard, speak in their respective fields and elaborate on how cities are both an easily transmitted virus. The cradle of the devil, which produces all kinds of crime, is also the indispensable engine of human creativity, wealth, and civilization itself.

When the epidemic came, the city became silent, and offline social interaction was forced to stop. People choose to promote their work and life through online office or remote communication, and more and more young people are also choosing to escape the shackles of the city. The authors argue that the wave of urban failure will be catastrophic and that urban life is facing great challenges. Cities offer unique intimacy and inspiration, but great cities require wise managers and a sound regulatory system. The current crisis has exposed terrible flaws in the governance of cities. What is the future of development? Are we heading for a post-urban era?

This lively book not only helps us understand the history of urban development, but also proposes many feasible policies, which can be called a textbook of urban planning. The authors also expose a wide range of inequalities in health care and education in the United States. Through reading this book, we can objectively and comprehensively understand the current problems facing the city we rely on for survival, and grasp the change and innovation of urban life in the future.

About the author

Edward Glaeser, a Republican who is professor of Economics at Harvard University and head of the Urban Economics Working Group at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Public Administration. He has published extensively on cities and their evolution over the past three decades, and he is the author of the book Triumph of the City.

David Cutler, Democrat, is an applied economist at Harvard University. He served on the Council of Economic Advisors and the National Economic Council under Presidents Clinton and Obama, He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.