The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs

ISBN-13: 9780415525992 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 288 str.

Sonia Hirt; Diane Zahm

Opis

Here is a thoroughly interdisciplinary and international examination of Jane Jacobs's legacy. Divided into four parts: Jacobs, Urban Philosopher; Jacobs, Urban Economist; Jacobs, Urban Sociologist; and Jacobs, Urban Designer, the book evaluates the impact of Jacobs's writings and activism on the city.

Spis treści

1. Jane Jacobs, Urban Visionary Sonia Hirt  Part 1: Jane Jacobs, Urban Philosopher  2. The Right and the Good in Jane Jacobs’ Urbanism Paul Kidder  3. The ‘Sidewalk Ballet’ in the Work of Henri Lefebvre and Manuel Delgado Ruiz Benjamin Fraser  4. Jane Jacobs, Modernity and Knowledge Sonia Hirt  5. Jane Jacobs and Citizen Participation James Stockard  Part 2: Jane Jacobs, Urban Economist  6. Economic Development from a Jacobsian Perspective Sanford Ikeda  7. What Would Jane Jacobs See in the Global City? Place and Social Practices Saskia Sassen  Part 3: Jane Jacobs, Urban Sociologist  8. Infrastructure, Social Injustice, and the City: Parsing the Wisdom of Jane Jacobs Marie-Alice L’Heureux  9. Jane Jacobs, Jim Crow and the Madness of Borders Mindy Fullilove  Part 4: Jane Jacobs, Urban Designer 10. Jane Jacobs and the Diversity Ideal Emily Talen  11. Diversity and Mixed Use: Lessons from Medieval China Jing Xie 12. Jane Jacobs’ Relevance in Beirut Ibrahim Maarouf and Hassan Abdel-Salam  13. Jane Jacobs and Diversity of Use of Public Open Spaces in Thailand Kan Nathiwutthikun 14. Revisiting Jane Jacobs’ ‘Eyes on the Street’ for the 21st Century: Evidence from Environmental Criminology Paul Cozens and David Hillier  15. Jane Jacobs and the Theory of Placemaking in Debates of Sustainable Urbanism Anirban Adhya  16. Making the Familiar Strange: Understanding Design Practice as Cultural Practice B.D. Wortham-Galvin  17. Jane Jacobs and Designing Cities as Organized Complexity Jonathan Barnett

O autorze

Sonia Hirt and Diane Zahm are both Associate Professors in Urban Affairs and Planning at the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech.