The antagonism between urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and master builder Robert Moses may frame debates over urban form, but in ""Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind, "" Scott Larson aims to use the Moses-Jacobs rivalry as a means for examining and understanding the New Yor…
The antagonism between urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and master builder Robert Moses may frame debates over urban form, but in this book, the author aims to use the Moses-Jacobs rivalry as a means for examining and understanding the New York City administration's redevelopment…
The urban wisdom of Jane Jacobs
by Hirt, Sonia
fromPlanning, history, and environment series
Here for the first time is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs' s legacy. Divided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates…
The urban wisdom of Jane Jacobs
by Zahm, Diane
fromPlanning, history, and environment series
The urban wisdom of Jane Jacobs
by Hirt, Sonia, Zahm, Diane L., Jacobs, Jane
fromPlanning, history and environment
Here for the first time is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates …
Here for the first time is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: I. Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; II. Jacobs, Urban Economist; II. Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and IV. Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates …
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Part I Introduction; 1 50 Years: "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"; Part II Jane Jacobs: Roots, Basics and Impacts; 2 Central Elements of Jane Jacobs's Philosophy; …