
Mayor's Desk
20 Conversations with Local Leaders Solving Global Problems
Anthony Flint(Author)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Publisher)
Published on 2. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
219 pages
978-1-55844-448-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection of interviews, with an introduction by former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg, 20 mayors from five continents share their strategies for tackling global challenges at the local level. During a period dominated by racial unrest, the Covid pandemic, and the increasingly vivid impact of the climate crisis, these enterprising leaders have made their cities more healthy, functional, fiscally sound, and sustainable places to live and work. Mayor's Desk argues that local governments are the real engines of global change. Angela Brooks, president of the American Planning Association, writes an impassioned afterword. Packed with full-color photography, this book will inspire, educate, and surprise all who strive to influence the evolution of their cities.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
color photos and figures throughout
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55844-448-5 (9781558444485)
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Persons
Anthony Flint is a senior fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. He is host of the Land Matters podcast, contributing editor at Land Lines magazine, and a correspondent at Bloomberg CityLab and The Boston Globe. He is the author of Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow (New Harvest); Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City (Random House); and This Land: The Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America (Johns Hopkins University Press).