In this joyful new book Monocle unpacks what makes a great city, whether
you're looking for a new place to call home or need help fixing your
own. How do we make better cities - places that work for people of all
ages and backgrounds? How do we make cities that provide the obvious
essentials - great transport, good places to work - as well as the
softer elements that truly deliver quality of life, from urban swimming
pools to rooftop clubs? Since its launch in 2007, Monocle has been
passionate about making better places to live. Every year it publishes a
Quality of Life Survey, which names the top 25 cities to call home. In
addition, across the issues, it has interviewed the best mayors, looked
at the metropolises putting pedestrians first and met the people
creating the best parks, both pocket and grand. Discover how you too can
have a High Line, create the most covetable housing or turn a dirty
river into a summer asset. Packed with great images and intriguing
reports, this is a book that takes the urbanism debate away from city
hall and explains what's needed in ways that will inspire us all.
