The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time / David Sloan Wilson.
- Wilson, David Sloan.
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
About this work
Description
An evolutionary biologist applies the ideas of evolutionary science to his post-industrial hometown and uses the "traits" he discovers, including what bullying feeds on and how neighborhood quality affects test scores, to improve the lives of his fellow citizens.
Publication/Creation
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011.
Physical description
viii, 432 pages ; 25 cm
Contributors
Edition
1st ed.
Contents
Evolution, cities, and the world -- My city -- The parable of the strider -- The parable of the wasp -- The maps -- Quantifying halloween -- We are now entering the noosphere -- The parable of the immune system -- The reflection -- Street smart -- The humanist and the CEO -- The lost island of prevention science -- The lecture that failed -- Learning from Mother Nature about teaching our children -- The world with us -- Crow woman -- Our lives, our genes -- The natural history of the afterlife -- Evonomics -- Body and soul -- City on a hill.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionHT371 2011W55nOpen shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780316037679
- 0316037672