Genius of common sense : Jane Jacobs and the story of The death and life of great American cities / Glenna Lang & Marjory Wunsch.
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Lang, Glenna. (författare)
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Wunsch, Marjory. (författare)
- ISBN 9781567923841
- Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, c2009.
- Engelska 127 p.
Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- An obstreperous young girl -- Growing up in the Electric City -- Becoming a writer in New York -- Cupid and the candy-store house -- Reporting and learning at Architectural Forum -- Jane's good Fortune article -- A bunch of mothers-- and children -- An attack on city planning -- Saving the West Village -- The impact of Death and life -- Fighting city hall and an expressway -- Reviving cities everywhere.
- Examines the life and accomplishments of Jane Jacobs, and focuses on her book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," in which she assessed American cities during the urban renewal movement and criticized the replacement structures and urban planners.
Ämnesord
- Women city planners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- City planners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- City planning -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- Sociology, Urban -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- City planning -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature. (LCSH)
- Women city planners -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH Children)
- City planners -- United States -- Biography. (LCSH Children)
- City planning -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH Children)
- Sociology, Urban -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH Children)
- City planning -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH Children)
- Neighborhoods -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century. (LCSH Children)
- Stadtplanerin. (gnd)
- urban planning (agrovoc)
- towns (agrovoc)
- landscaping (agrovoc)
- biographies (agrovoc)
- women (agrovoc)
- usa (agrovoc)
- USA. (gnd)
- New York, NY. (gnd)
Personnamn
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 -- Juvenile literature.
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
- Jacobs, Jane.
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
Namn/titel
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.: Death and life of great American cities -- Juvenile literature.
- Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.: Death and life of great American cities.
Klassifikation
- HT167 (LCC)
- 711/.4092 (DDC)
- Ict (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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