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Jane Jacobs

open access: yesPraxis: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Faith and Justice, 2018
Jane Jacobs’s classic 1961 book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, famously indicted a vision of urban development based on large scale projects, low population densities, and automobile-centered transportation infrastructure by showing that small plans, mixed uses, architectural preservation, and district autonomy contributed better to ...
Michael J. Coffta
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Jane Jacobs gekwantificeerd

open access: yes, 2018
In haar kritiek op de hedendaagse stedenbouw en architectuur, pleitte Jane Jacobs voor intensief gebruikte straten en gebouwen die de mogelijkheid bieden voor sociale controle ofwel (zoalszij dat noemde) ogen op straat. Maar hoe kwantificeren we nu precies vitaal straatleven en ogen op straat?
López, Manuel (author)   +1 more
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Alternate: Jane Jacobs’ Legacy

2020
This chapter provides a description of Jane Jacobs’ legacy beyond her famous intervention into city planning. Five aspects of her work are highlighted. First and foremost she was a knowledge builder, harnessing a voracious curiosity to understand the complexity of the human condition.
Peter J. Taylor   +2 more
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Jane Jacobs on development

Oxford Development Studies, 2004
Jane Jacobs is best known as a writer about cities and as a vigorous critic of urban planning. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that she should be read as a writer on economic development who focuses on cities as the principal sites of development.
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