Jane Jacobs

Urbanist and activist (1916–2006)

Skeleton. Devil. Butterfly. Leopard. Fairy. Princess. Jane Jacobs was an America-born Canadian activist, writer, urban theorist and independent thinker.

Jane Jacobs: Ideas that Matter, Radical Dreamer, Typogeography, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Tanja Baudoin, Jane's Walk Toronto

Debra Solomon, Michèle Champagne, Mark Minkjan

New York, NY, Toronto, Canada

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Jane Jacobs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs

Review Michèle Champagne

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

A brief review of Jane Jacobs' legendary book

Jane Jacobs takes a brash and insightful view of American cities and 20th century modernist urban planning.

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Image: Walter Daran

Save Penn Station

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Jane Jacobs' portrait at 401 Richmond

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FOR THE LOVE OF JANE

Jane Jacobs

Urbanist and activist (1916–2006)

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Related:

Review Michèle Champagne

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

A brief review of Jane Jacobs' legendary book

Images:

Image: Walter Daran

Save Penn Station

Image:

Jane Jacobs' portrait at 401 Richmond

Image: Michèle Champagne

FOR THE LOVE OF JANE