- City planning, Urban renewal, Urban policy, Cities and towns
The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as “perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. . . . [It] can also be seen in a much larger context.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Jane Jacobs
- First published
- 1961
- Pages
- 472
- Publisher
- Pierre Mardaga, Vintage, Viking Pr
- Editions
- 47
- Language
- Spanish, German, French, Portuguese
- ISBN
- 9783764363567
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“This book is an attack on current city planning and rebuilding.”
Jane Jacobs (born Jane Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was a Canadian and American journalist, author, and activist best known for her influence on urban studies. Her influential book *The Death and Life of Great American Cities* (1961) argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of most city-dwellers. The book also introduced sociology concepts such as "eyes on the street" and "social capital". Jacobs was well known for organizing grassroots efforts to protect existing neighborhoods from "slum clearance" – and particularly for her opposition to Robert Moses in his plans to overhaul her neighborhood, Greenwich Village. She was instrumental in the eventual cancellation of the L
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