Alpinestars

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Description: '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 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

Price: 39.94 AUD

Location: Hillsdale, NSW

End Time: 2024-12-09T00:57:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 32.85 AUD

Product Images

The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 60 Days

Return policy details:

EAN: 9781847926180

UPC: 9781847926180

ISBN: 9781847926180

MPN: N/A

Item Length: 23.2 cm

Number of Pages: 480 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Publication Year: 2020

Subject: Sociology, History

Item Height: 234 mm

Item Weight: 577 g

Type: Textbook

Author: Jane Jacobs

Subject Area: Urban Planning

Item Width: 153 mm

Format: Paperback

Recommended

Death on the Nile [New DVD] Ac-3/Dolby Digital, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled
Death on the Nile [New DVD] Ac-3/Dolby Digital, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled

$18.03

View Details
Batman Death in the Family Blu-ray Bruce Greenwood NEW
Batman Death in the Family Blu-ray Bruce Greenwood NEW

$15.89

View Details
Death on the Nile (Blu-ray, 2022) Tom Bateman, Annette Bening - New, Sealed!
Death on the Nile (Blu-ray, 2022) Tom Bateman, Annette Bening - New, Sealed!

$9.99

View Details
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Vintage Classics) - Paperback - VERY GOOD
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Vintage Classics) - Paperback - VERY GOOD

$4.39

View Details
The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions - VERY GOOD
The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions - VERY GOOD

$5.06

View Details
The IN DEATH Series By JD Robb (70 Audiobooks 797 hrs Collection)
The IN DEATH Series By JD Robb (70 Audiobooks 797 hrs Collection)

$64.52

View Details
Maze Runner: the Death Cure (DVD, 2018) NEW, sealed
Maze Runner: the Death Cure (DVD, 2018) NEW, sealed

$9.99

View Details
The Death Artist: A Novel of Suspense - Hardcover By Santlofer, Jonathan - GOOD
The Death Artist: A Novel of Suspense - Hardcover By Santlofer, Jonathan - GOOD

$5.25

View Details
The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Paperback - VERY GOOD
The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Paperback - VERY GOOD

$7.26

View Details
The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book Three) - Paperback By Dashner, James - GOOD
The Death Cure (Maze Runner, Book Three) - Paperback By Dashner, James - GOOD

$4.12

View Details