The Death and Life of Great American Cities

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jane_Jacobs
gptkbp:focus gptkb:urban_planning
gptkbp:genre gptkb:non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Death and Life of Great American Cities
gptkbp:impact city planning policies
gptkbp:influence gptkb:urban_development
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:New_Urbanism
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by modernist urban planning
gptkbp:isbn 978-0679741954
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:public_space
gptkb:mixed-use_development
gptkb:community
social capital
walkability
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The point of a city is multiplicity of choice.”
“ Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”
“ The trust of a city is in its streets.”
“ There is no such thing as a simple city.”
“ A city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.”
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:pages 448
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1961
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jane_Jacobs
gptkb:James_Joseph_Jacobs
gptkb:Edward_Glaser
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5