Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs OC OOnt 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, argued that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers.

Books Jane Jacobs has authored

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

by Jane Jacobs • December 1, 1992 • Arts & Photography

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A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized muc...

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