In this classic text, Jane Jacobs set out to produce an attack on current city planning and rebuilding and to introduce new principles by which these should be governed. The result is one of the most stimulating books on cities ever written. Throughout the post-war period, planners temperamentally unsympathetic to cities have been let loose on our urban environment.

Inspired by the ideals of the Garden City or Le Corbusier's Radiant City, they have dreamt up ambitious projects based on self-c...

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 singl...

Dood en leven van grote Amerikaanse steden

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Een van de meest invloedrijke boeken in de geschiedenis van de stadsplanning is ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’ van de New Yorkse publiciste Jane Jacobs. In september verschijnt, bijna 50 jaar na de eerste druk, de eerste Nederlandse vertaling van dit beroemde boek.

Ode aan de metropool

Jacobs houdt van zinderende grote steden, met wijken als de Jordaan, de Marollen en Montmartre. Ze pleit voor een dynamische en levendige stad, waar m...