书目

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

  • 作者 Jane Jacobs
  • 出版社 Vintage
  • 出版时间 1992年12月
  • ISBN 9780679741954
  • 定价 126.70

内容简介

Adirectandfundamentallyoptimisticindictmentoftheshort-sightednessandintellectualarrogancethathascharacterizedmuchofurbanplanninginthiscentury,TheDeathandLifeofGreatAmericanCitieshas,sinceitsfirstpublicationin1961,becomethestandardagainstwhichallendeavorsinthatfieldaremeasured.Inproseofoutstandingimmediacy,JaneJacobswritesaboutwhatmakesstreetssafeorunsafe;aboutwhatconstitutesaneighborhood,andwhatfunctionitserveswithinthelargerorganismofthecity;aboutwhysomeneighborhoodsremainimpoverishedwhileothersregeneratethemselves.Shewritesaboutthesalutaryroleoffuneralparlorsandtenementwindows,thedangersoftoomuchdevelopmentmoneyandtoolittlediversity.Compassionate,bracinglyindignant,andalwayskeenlydetailed,JaneJacobs'smonumentalworkprovidesanessentialframeworkforassessingthevitalityofallcities.

作者简介

JaneJacobswasthelegendaryauthorofTheDeathandLifeofGreatAmericanCities,aworkthathasnevergoneoutofprintandthathastransformedthedisciplinesofurbanplanningandcityarchitecture.HerothermajorworksincludeTheEconomyofCities,SystemsofSurvival,TheNatureofEconomiesandDarkAgeAhead.Shediedin2006.

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