Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Jacobs, Jane, 1916-

The death and life of great American cities / Jane Jacobs. - London : Pimlico, 2000. - 474p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: New York: Random House, 1961; London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. Includes index.

In this groundbreaking study, Jacobs offers a real alternative to conventional city planning. Herself a city dweller, she asks what makes cities work. The solutions she proposes represent a break with the accepted norm, and have made this book a classic.

ISBN: 9780712665834 (pbk.) : �15.00

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City planning--United States.
Cities and towns--United States.
Society.

LC Class. No.: HT167 / .J33 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 307.760973