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