Death And Life Of Great American Cities, Jacobs, Jane
Автор: Jacobs, Jane Название: The Death and Life of Great American Cities ISBN: 067974195X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780679741954 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1846 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first publication in 1961, become the standard against which all endeavors in that field are measured.
In prose of outstanding immediacy, Jane Jacobs writes about what makes streets safe or unsafe; about what constitutes a neighborhood, and what function it serves within the larger organism of the city; about why some neighborhoods remain impoverished while others regenerate themselves. She writes about the salutary role of funeral parlors and tenement windows, the dangers of too much development money and too little diversity. Compassionate, bracingly indignant, and always keenly detailed, Jane Jacobs's monumental work provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities.
Автор: Jacobs, Jane Название: Cities and the Wealth of Nations ISBN: 0394729110 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780394729114 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1641 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities--not nations--that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the Wealth of Nations the beloved author contends that healthy cities are constantly evolving to replace imported goods with locally-produced alternatives, spurring a cycle of vibrant economic growth. Intelligently argued and drawing on examples from around the world and across the ages, here Jacobs radically changes the way we view our cities--and our entire economy.
Автор: Jacobs Jane Название: The Nature of Economies ISBN: 0375702431 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780375702433 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1636 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: From the revered author of the classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities comes a new book that will revolutionize the way we think about the economy. Starting from the premise that human beings "exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect," Jane Jacobs has focused her singular eye on the natural world in order to discover the fundamental models for a vibrant economy. The lessons she discloses come from fields as diverse as ecology, evolution, and cell biology. Written in the form of a Platonic dialogue among five fictional characters, The Nature of Economies is as astonishingly accessible and clear as it is irrepressibly brilliant and wise-a groundbreaking yet humane study destined to become another world-altering classic.
Автор: Kanigel Robert Название: Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs ISBN: 0307961907 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307961907 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 3590 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence can still be felt in any discussion of urban planning to this day. "Eyes on the Street" is a revelation of the phenomenal woman who raised three children, wrote seven groundbreaking books, saved neighborhoods, stopped expressways, was arrested twice, and engaged at home and on the streets in thousands of debates--all of which she won. Here is the child who challenged her third-grade teacher; the high school poet; the journalist who honed her writing skills at "Iron Age," "Architectural Forum," "Fortune," and other outlets, while amassing the knowledge she would draw upon to write her most famous book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." Here, too, is the activist who helped lead an ultimately successful protest against Robert Moses's proposed expressway through her beloved Greenwich Village; and who, in order to keep her sons out of the Vietnam War, moved to Canada, where she became as well known and admired as she was in the United States.
Автор: Jacobs Jane Название: Jane Jacobs: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations ISBN: 1612195342 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612195346 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 1636 р. Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: "Jane Jacobs is the kind of writer who produces in her readers such changed ways of looking at the world that she becomes an oracle, or final authority." --The New York Sun
Hailed by the New York Times Book Review as "perhaps the single most influential work in the history of town planning," Jane Jacobs's The Death and Life of Great American Cities was instantly recognized as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1961. In the decades that followed, Jacobs remained a brilliant and revered commentator on architecture, urban life, and economics until her death in 2006. These interviews capture Jacobs at her very best and are an essential reminder of why Jacobs was--and remains--unrivaled in her analyses and her ability to cut through cant and received wisdom.
Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs s masterpiece, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities, "features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book s original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic. "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" was described by "The New York Times" as perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning. . . . It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of traditional planning theory can still be read for pleasure even by those who long ago absorbed and appropriated the book s arguments. Jane Jacobs, an editor and writer on architecture in New York City in the early sixties, argued that urban diversity and vitality were being destroyed by powerful architects and city planners. Rigorous, sane, and delightfully epigrammatic, Jane Jacobs s tour de force is a blueprint for the humanistic management of cities. It remains sensible, knowledgeable, readable, and indispensable."
Автор: Jacobs, Jane Название: Systems of Survival ISBN: 0679748164 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780679748168 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 1744 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: With intelligence and clarity of observation, the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities addresses the moral values that underpin working life. In Systems of Survival, Jane Jacobs identifies two distinct moral syndromes--one governing commerce, the other, politics--and explores what happens when these two syndromes collide. She looks at business fraud and criminal enterprise, government's overextended subsidies to agriculture, and transit police who abuse the system the are supposed to enforce, and asks us to consider instances in which snobbery is a virtue and industry a vice. In this work of profound insight and elegance, Jacobs gives us a new way of seeing all our public transactions and encourages us towards the best use of our natural inclinations.
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