The death and life of great American cities.

Author/creator Jacobs, Jane
Format Book
Publication Info[New York] : Random House, [1961]
Description458 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Peculiar nature of cities: Uses of sidewalks, safety; Uses of sidewalks, contact l Uses of sidewalks, assimilating children; Uses of neighborhood parks; Uses of city neighborhoods -- Conditions for city diversity: Generators of diversity; Need for mixed primary uses; Need for small blocks; Need for aged buildings; Need for concentration; Some myths about diversity -- Forces of decline and regeneration: Self-destruction of diversity; curse of border vacuums; Unassuming and slumming; Gradual money and cataclysmic money -- Different tactics: Subsidizing dwellings; Erosion of cities of attrition of automobiles; Visual order, its limitations and possibilities; Salvaging projects; Governing and planning districts; Kind of problem a city is.
Local noteLittle-36963
Other formsAlso issued online.
Issued in other formOnline version: Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. Death and life of great American cities. [New York] Random House [1961]
LCCN 61006262

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