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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design is a 2013 nonfiction book by Charles Montgomery that examines how the built environment shapes human well-being. Written at the intersection of urban planning, psychology, behavioral science, and public policy, it argues that cities are not neutral backdrops but active forces that influence how people feel, move, socialize, and make choices. Montgomery draws on research and examples from different cities to question car-centered development, suburban sprawl, and the belief that efficiency alone makes a city good. Instead, he proposes that urban design should be judged by its effects on happiness, health, and social connection. The book is especially concerned with walkability, public space, access to nature, and the design of neighborhoods that encourage everyday encounters. Its purpose is both analytical and practical: to show why city form matters and to suggest how planners, policymakers, and residents can build places that better support human flourishing.