<p><b>A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes</b></p><p><i>Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity </i>is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem.</p><p>Inside, you¿ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles¿and why it just doesn¿t work. New development and high-risk investing don¿t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and impr