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Jane Jacobs OC OOnt (née Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers. [1][2]
Jane Jacobs has 67 books on Goodreads with 143436 ratings. Jane Jacobs’s most popular book is The Jungle.
Eyes on the Street is a revelation of the phenomenal woman who raised three children, wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged at home and on the streets in thousands of debates--all of which she won.
- Robert Kanigel
Dec 1, 1992 · The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Paperback – December 1, 1992. Compassionate, bracingly indignant, and keenly detailed, a monumental work that provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities.
In prose of outstanding immediacy, Jane Jacobs writes about what makes streets safe or unsafe; about what constitutes a neighborhood, and what function it serves within the larger organism of the city; about why some neighborhoods remain impoverished while others regenerate themselves.
Dec 1, 1992 · Jane Jacobs. Follow. The Death and Life of Great American Cities Paperback – Dec 1 1992. by Jane Jacobs (Author) 4.7 1,473 ratings. #1 Best Seller in Sociology of Communities. See all formats and editions. Great on Kindle. Great Experience. Great Value. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the Kindle edition of this book.
- Jane Jacobs
Apr 25, 2006 · She is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times.
