What are cities for How do they really work What does our urban future hold There is nobody better to help us build a more perfect city than Joe Berridge...Read it if you want to help build a great city or just live in one that is more perfect for you. Richard Florida University of Toronto Author of Rise of the Creative Class There may not be such a thing as a perfect city but all great cities have moments of perfection perfect streets or buildings perfect places to raise a family or to relax with a coffee and all of them strive for perfection when they undertake grand projects Cities more than ever are the engines of our economies and the ecosystems in which our lives play out which makes questions about the perfectibility of urban life all the more urgent. Joe Berridge one of the worlds leading urban planners takes us on an insiders tour of the worlds largest and most diverse cities from New York to London Shanghai to Singapore Toronto to Sydney to examine what is working and not working what is promising and what needs to be fixed in the contemporary megalopolis. We meet the people politicians and thinkers at the cutting edge of global citymaking and share their struggles and successes. We visit a succession of great urban innovations stop by many of Joes favorite restaurants and leave with a startling view of the magical urban future that awaits us all. show more