Jane Jacobs

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Jane Jacobs was an influential urban theorist and activist best known for her book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," which championed community-based city planning and vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods.

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author
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journalist
public intellectual
urban theorist
arrestedFor participation in protests against expressway construction
author Jane Jacobs NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1916-05-04
dateOfDeath 2006-04-25
education Scranton High School NERFINISHED
employer Amerika (magazine) NERFINISHED
Architectural Forum NERFINISHED
familyName Jacobs NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork architecture criticism
city planning
community activism
urban studies
fullName Jane Jacobs NERFINISHED
genre urban studies literature
givenName Jane NERFINISHED
influenced New Urbanist thinkers NERFINISHED
community organizers
urban planners
knownFor advocacy of mixed-use development
concept of "eyes on the street"
critique of modernist urban planning
opposition to urban renewal megaprojects
promotion of walkable neighborhoods
support for dense, diverse city blocks
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject community-based planning
mixed-use neighborhoods
urban planning
movement New Urbanism (influence) NERFINISHED
notableWork Cities and the Wealth of Nations NERFINISHED
Dark Age Ahead NERFINISHED
Systems of Survival NERFINISHED
The Death and Life of Great American Cities NERFINISHED
The Economy of Cities NERFINISHED
The Question of Separatism NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 3
occupation editor
magazine writer
opposedProject Lower Manhattan Expressway NERFINISHED
urban renewal projects in New York City
placeOfBirth Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1961
religion nonreligious
residence Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED
Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Robert Hyde Jacobs Jr. NERFINISHED

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