The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time / David Sloan Wilson.
Wilson, David Sloan.
2011
HT371 .W55 2011 (Mapit)
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The neighborhood project : using evolution to improve my city, one block at a time / David Sloan Wilson.
Author
Wilson, David Sloan.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780316037679
0316037672
Publication Details
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011.
Language
English
Description
viii, 432 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HT371 .W55 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
307.76
Summary
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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