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The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Paperback)
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Paperback)
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In this classic text, Jane Jacobs set out to produce an attack on
current city planning and rebuilding and to introduce new
principles by which these should be governed. The result is one of
the most stimulating books on cities ever written. Throughout the
post-war period, planners temperamentally unsympathetic to cities
have been let loose on our urban environment. Inspired by the
ideals of the Garden City or Le Corbusier's Radiant City, they have
dreamt up ambitious projects based on self-contained
neighbourhoods, super-blocks, rigid 'scientific' plans and endless
acres of grass. Yet they seldom stop to look at what actually works
on the ground. The real vitality of cities, argues Jacobs, lies in
their diversity, architectural variety, teeming street life and
human scale. It is only when we appreciate such fundamental
realities that we can hope to create cities that are safe,
interesting and economically viable, as well as places that people
want to live in. 'Perhaps the most influential single work in the
history of town planning... Jacobs has a powerful sense of
narrative, a lively wit, a talent for surprise and the ability to
touch the emotions as well as the mind' New York Times Book Review
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