Summary
Summary CityReader-Jacobs
- Course
- Institution
- Book
Summary study book The City Reader of Richard T Legates - ISBN: 9781138812918, Edition: 1, Year of publication: 2015 (Jacobs)
[Show more]
Connected book
Book Title:
Author(s):
- Edition:
- ISBN:
- Edition:
More summaries for
-
Author summary City Reader 2019-2020
-
Summary Urbanism and Planning pre-midterm 2019-2020
-
Summary Urbanism and Planning post-midterm 2019-2020
Seller
Follow
kimw99
Reviews received
Content preview
Jane Jacobs’s most obvious and enduring characteristic was her unabashed love of citiesand urban life.
Jacobs derided urban renewal as a process that only served to create instant slums.
She questioned universally accepted articles of faith - for example, that parks were good and
that crowding was bad. Indeed she suggested that parks were often dangerous and that
crowded neighbourhood sidewalks were the safest places for children to play.
Safety, particularly for women and children, comes from “eyes on the street”. A sense of
personal belonging and social cohesiveness comes from well-defined neighbourhoods and
narrow, crowded, multi-use streets. And, finally, basic urban vitality comes from residents’
participation in an intricate “street ballet”, a diurnal pattern of observable and
comprehensible human activity.
Contrast Louis Wirth’s theory of how population size, density and heterogeneity in cities
create a distinct urban personality with Jacobs’s argument that these very same city
characteristic may create neighborhood vitality, social cohesion, and the perception and
reality of safety.
Streets and their sidewalks, the main public places of a city, are its most vital organs.
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller kimw99. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $3.27. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
Can Stuvia be trusted?
4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)
81113 documents were sold in the last 30 days
Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now