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Jane's Legacy: Works for informed urbanism

Jane Jacobs (1916-2016) was a tireless urban activist who championed community-oriented neighborhoods long before talks about gentrification were in vogue, especially in New York. Have a gander at some of these works to see where we're at with this spirit today.

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Beyond Zuccotti Park
edited by Ron Shiffman ... [et al.].
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Bird on fire
Andrew Ross.
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Global cities, local streets
[edited by] Sharon Zukin, Philip Kasinitz, and Xiangming Chen.
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Happy city
Charles Montgomery.
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The New York nobody knows
William B. Helmreich.
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Why we build
Rowan Moore.
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