| Description |
x, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- From Scranton to New York -- Urban blight -- Urban renewal -- The housewife with no college degree -- The death and life of great American cities -- The West Village and Lomex battles -- More battles -- Race, gentrification, and the South Bronx -- Toronto -- Economist without portfolio -- The quintessential American -- Notes. |
| Subject |
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
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Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. |
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City planners -- Biography.
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City planners -- Biography. |
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City planners. |
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Women city planners -- Biography.
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Women city planners. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Sociology, Urban.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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Stadsplanning. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0813537924 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813537924 hardcover alkaline paper |
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