ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1136250/does-jane-jacobs-work-support-restrictive-zoning Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:55:00 +0000 Michael Lewyn https://www.archdaily.com/1136250/does-jane-jacobs-work-support-restrictive-zoning A recent article by law professor Richard Schragger invokes the book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs, in defense of zoning. Schragger writes that, according to Jacobs, city neighborhoods flourish due to the “diversity of land uses in space” and zoning must protect these neighborhoods' qualities through “zoning for diversity,” which requires “limiting development, controlling density, and preserving historic structures.”

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