Carlos Moreno
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English
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"In The 15-Minute City: A Solution for Saving Our Time and Our Planet, human city pioneer and international scientific advisor Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home. This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city to city, describing a new way of looking...
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Español
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An ordinary farmer's morning routine is interrupted by a grim discovery in the middle of his cornfield: a pile of dead bodies. He reports the massacre but--fearful of a public scandal affecting the ongoing elections--the authorities stall and intimidate the farmer and his family. A scathing-yet-amusing look at the callousness and corruption that can cause a local government to trouble the very people it's intended to serve and protect.