Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Correen - GoodreadsJacob's depth of knowledge and personal approach to urban development is impressive. She writes with wit and harsh criticism to the theories and leaders of the day. Most of those theories seem to ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - David Smith - GoodreadsIn the tradition of great books of science, this book is timeless. Boy is there a lot of book there, but Jacobs' insights completely changed the way I understood my city. Half way through I began ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Michael Taft - GoodreadsWhen I was assigned to read a nonfiction book for my highschool english class, was wasn't particularly enthused. Being a classic fiction fan, I figured I'd either have to read a dry biography or an ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Jim Dressner - GoodreadsRightfully deserving it status as a classic, be prepared for this book to challenge some of your positions and stimulate new ideas--pretty good for a book over 50 years old! Key insights for me (so ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Alla Polyakova - Goodreadsa must read for anyone who is interested in city planning as a hobby or as a career Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Devon - GoodreadsYes, it's important. But it's also boring. Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Brian - GoodreadsHonestly couldn't get around to finishing it. I liked what I read, but couldn't see myself slogging through the nearly 500 pages of urban planning wonkery, as much as I would have liked to do so. It just didn't grip me enough to move me along. Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Greg Linster - GoodreadsThis book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in what brings cities to life and allows them to flourish culturally. Jacobs' thesis is Hayekian (ie, a city's culture is an emergent ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - Adrian Spink - GoodreadsI know nothing about town planning, but wanted to know a little more about cities... this was actually surprisingly readable. I understand that she would like all cities to be like Greenwich Village ... Read full review
Review: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
User Review - John Connolly - GoodreadsJane Jacobs is the Edmund Burke of urban planning. I doubt there's any compliment higher than that. In Death and Life she takes on the modernist planners and their grand projects, visions of 'urban ... Read full review
