Palaces for the People

How can we bring people together? In Palaces for the People Professor Eric Klinenberg presents a simple but transformative idea for health, happiness, safety and healing our divided, unequal society.

Too often we take for granted and neglect our libraries, parks, markets, schools, playgrounds, gardens and communal spaces, but decades of research now shows that these places can have an extraordinary effect on our health and wellbeing and that of society as a whole. Why? Because wherever people cross paths and linger, wherever we gather informally, strike up a conversation and get to know one another, relationships blossom and communities emerge – and where communities are strong, people are safer and healthier, crime drops and commerce thrives, and peace, tolerance and stability take root.

Through uplifting human stories, Palaces for the People shows that properly designing and maintaining this ‘social infrastructure’ is our single best strategy for a more equal and united society.

Cum putem aduce oamenii impreuna? In Palatele pentru Oameni, profesorul Eric Klinenberg prezinta o idee simpla, dar transformatoare, pentru sanatate, fericire, siguranta si vindecare, societatea noastra divizata si inegala. spatii, dar decenii de cercetare arata acum ca aceste locuri pot avea un efect extraordinar asupra sanatatii si bunastarii noastre si a societatii in ansamblu.