Jane Jacobs’ Death and Life of Great American Cities captures not just the rich density of urban life, but the craft of fiction.
Category: Books
Book Review: Jane Jacobs and the Genius of Common Sense
In my quest to understand the life, work and impact of Jane Jacobs, I have read almost every book, by or about Jane. One book that I had put off reading was Genius of Common Sense: Jane Jacobs and the Story of The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Glenna Lang and Marjory Wunsch….
2010 Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Award Winner Announced
The Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award recognizes an outstanding book that exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication.
10 Books Every Urbanist Must Read
For those looking to expand the urban insights, here are ten important books in my urbanist canon.
Stephen Goldsmith, Editor of What We See, in Gothamist
On Tuesday, I posted a review of the book What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs. As I mentioned in the review, one of the books editors was Stephen Goldsmith. At the time of the book’s publication, Stephen wrote a post for Gothamist on the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs. Here is what…
Book Review—What We See: Advancing the Observations of Jane Jacobs
In What We See, 30 essayists try to make sense of their own cities or situations in light of what Jane Jacobs’ observed.
To Read: The Battle For Gotham
An excerpt from “The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs” by urban critic and journalist Roberta Brandes Gratz
Books for the Amateur Urbanist
Jane Jacob’s book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, tops the list (fitting as it was itself written by an amateur urbanist)