In this book, Jonathan Rose distills a lifetime of interdisciplinary research and firsthand experience into a five-pronged model for designing and reshaping cities with the goal of equalizing their landscape of opportunity. Drawing from the musical concept of "temperament," Rose argues that well-tempered cities can be infused with systems that bend the arc of their development toward equality, resilience, adaptability, and well-being, to achieve ever-unfolding harmony between civilization and nature. While these goals may never be fully attained, if we at least aspire to them, and approach every plan and constructive step with this intention, our cities will be richer and happier. -- Provided by publisher.

Coherence -- The metropolitan tide -- Planning for growth -- Sprawl and its discontents -- The dynamically balancing city -- Circularity -- The metabolism of cities -- Water is a terrible thing to waste -- Resilience -- Natural infrastructure -- Green buildings, green urbanism -- Community -- Creating communities of opportunity -- The cognitive ecology of opportunity -- Prosperity, equality, and happiness -- Compassion -- Entwinement.