Genius of common sense : Jane jacobs and the story of the death and life of great american cities.

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Title:

Genius of common sense : Jane jacobs and the story of the death and life of great american cities.

Author:

Lang, Glenna.

ISBN:

9781567924565

Personal Author:

Lang, Glenna.

Publication Information:

[s.l.] : David r godine, 2012.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.An Obstreperous Young Girl -- 2.Growing Up in the Electric City -- 3.Becoming a Writer in New York -- 4.Cupid and the Candy-Store House -- 5.Reporting and Learning at Architectural Forum -- 6.Jane's Good Fortune Article -- 7.A Bunch of Mothers... and Children -- 8.An Attack on City Planning -- 9.Saving the West Village -- 10.The Impact of Death and Life -- 11.Fighting City Hall and an Expressway -- 12.Reviving Cities Everywhere.

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Summary

In 1961, Jane Jacobs' book The Death and Life of Great American Cities , revolutionized the fields of city planning and city architecture. Jacobs perceived that the new structures being built to replace the aging housing of older cities were often far worse. This book reveals how Jacobs changed the way the world thought forever.