Kate Ascher
Forfatter af The Works: Anatomy of a City
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Kate Ascher is executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
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- Fødselsdato
- 1958
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Uddannelse
- London School of Economics (PhD, Government)
London School of Economics (MS, Government)
Brown University (BA, Political Science)
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The Works: Anatomy of a City af Kate Ascher
Fascinating!
A very interesting look into what makes a big city (New York) work. It was written in 2005, so some sections (e.g., about WiFi) are pretty dated, and some projects described as being planned have either happened or been cancelled by now. But still informative and enjoyable.
Fun and broad look into various infrastructural systems of NYC, with beautiful illustrations. Pretty inspirational in terms of "wow, there's a lot of cool, complex, and meaningful systems I could be working on!" Sometimes the explanations get a little muddled or the numbers don't quite make sense but I'm willing to overlook that as the broad strokes seem fine. It does feel slightly outdated - left me wondering what the current state of all these systems is.
Overall definitely worth the time - there's a lot in here and it is really a quick read.… (mere)
Overall definitely worth the time - there's a lot in here and it is really a quick read.… (mere)
An amazing book, interesting from beginning to end and back again. Comprehensive, easy to read, great explanations, well organized, and beautiful illustrations.
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