Rereading Jane Jacobs: 10 Lessons for the 21st Century from "The Death and Life of Great American Cities"

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This article was originally published by Common Edge as "10 Lessons Learned by Rereading Jane Jacobs."

Last week I was in the middle of packing and came across a well-thumbed copy of The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I don’t remember when I read the book, but it was way more than twenty years ago (and predates my professional involvement with cities). As a very belated tribute to the anniversary of her 100th birthday, I decided to dip back into that remarkable book. Here’s ten takeaways from the godmother of the American city.

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Cite: Martin Pedersen. "Rereading Jane Jacobs: 10 Lessons for the 21st Century from "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" " 23 Aug 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/878317/rereading-jane-jacobs-10-lessons-for-the-21st-century-from-the-death-and-life-of-great-american-cities> ISSN 0719-8884

Image <a href='https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jane_Jacobs.jpg'>via Wikimedia</a>, photograph by Phil Stanziola (Public Domain)

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