The Death and Life of Great American Cities

What benefit does a beautiful street or park have for city dwellers? Can the desire to walk on a city street be reconciled with the desire to drive a car? What are the conditions for the continuation of diversity in cities? Jane Jacobs, who states that perhaps the most revolutionary changes of the century have occurred in the mental methods we use to examine the world, draws attention to the necessity of a similar paradigm shift in the field of urban planning. This book, full of valuable lessons for those who unquestioningly follow the same path, assuming that historical developments in American urbanism were flawless and problem-free, is a classic that retains its meaning today thanks to its clear and lucid social choices.