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Jane Jacobs

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Noun1.Jane Jacobs - United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)
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The overall feeling is less panoptical, more Jane Jacobs dreamscape.
053 Lavezzorio Community Center by Kolb, Jaffer / The Architectural Review
Making trade (and wealth) rather than war required people to be honest, respect contracts and collaborate readily with strangers - all essential elements in the 'commercial syndrome' of behaviours identified by Jane Jacobs in her masterly investigation of the moral roots of business and politics, Systems of Survival Alas, few people advance the doux commerce thesis these days.
'Trust me, I'm a manager.' Doesn't work, does it? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
95 Paperback NA2542 This book is dedicated to naturalist Rachel Carson, the mother of the environmental movement, and author Jane Jacobs (The Life and Death of Great American Cities (1961), the grandmother of sustainable neighborhoods.
Women in green; voices of sustainable design by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
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