Jane Jacobs is an icon in urban planning. She became world-famous with her book 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities'. Through her book and her street-l

A career-spanning selection of previously uncollected writings and talks by the legendary author and activist No one did more to change how we look at cities th

Leading thinkers offer fresh insight into the workings of vibrant, ecological, equitable communities and their economies.

Jane Jacobs is universally recognized as one of the key figures in American urbanism. The author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, she uncovered t

The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day. Jane Jacobs was a