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The death and life of great american cities / Jane Jacobs
By: Jacobs, Jane [autor]
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TextPublisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1992Description: 458 páginas : ilustraciones ; 21 x 17 cm.ISBN: 9780679741954; 067974195X.Subject(s): Urbanismo -- Estados Unidos | Renovación urbana -- Estados Unidos | Política urbana -- Estados UnidosDDC classification: 307.760973 J17d Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Sample text | Publisher description
Contents:
1. Introduction |
Part one. THE PECULIAR NATURE OF CITIES |
2. The uses of sidewalks: safety |
3. The uses of sidewalks: contact |
4. The uses of sidewalks: assimilating children |
5. The uses of neighborhood parks |
6. The uses of city neighborhoods |
Part Two. THE CONDITIONS FOR CITY DIVERSITY |
7. The generators of diversity |
8. The need for primary mixed uses |
9. The need for small blocks |
10. The need for aged buildings |
11. The need for concentration |
12. Some myths about diversity |
Part three. FORCES OF DECLINE AND DEGENERATION |
13. The self-destruction of diversity |
14. The curse of border vacuums |
15. Unslumming and slumming |
16. Gradual money and cataclysmic money |
Part Four DIFFERENT TACTICS |
17. Subsidizing dwellings |
18. Erosion of dries or attrition of automobiles |
19. Visual order: its limitations and possibilities |
20. Salvaging projects |
21. Governing and planning districts |
22. The kind of problem a city is |
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libro (general) | Biblioteca Central UNIBE | General | 307.760973 J17d (Browse shelf) | Ej. 1 | Available | 200226 | |
| Libro (general) | Biblioteca Central UNIBE | General | 307.760973 J17d (Browse shelf) | Ej. 2 | Available | 240169 |
Originally published: New York : Random House, [1961].
Includes index.
1. Introduction |
Part one. THE PECULIAR NATURE OF CITIES |
2. The uses of sidewalks: safety |
3. The uses of sidewalks: contact |
4. The uses of sidewalks: assimilating children |
5. The uses of neighborhood parks |
6. The uses of city neighborhoods |
Part Two. THE CONDITIONS FOR CITY DIVERSITY |
7. The generators of diversity |
8. The need for primary mixed uses |
9. The need for small blocks |
10. The need for aged buildings |
11. The need for concentration |
12. Some myths about diversity |
Part three. FORCES OF DECLINE AND DEGENERATION |
13. The self-destruction of diversity |
14. The curse of border vacuums |
15. Unslumming and slumming |
16. Gradual money and cataclysmic money |
Part Four DIFFERENT TACTICS |
17. Subsidizing dwellings |
18. Erosion of dries or attrition of automobiles |
19. Visual order: its limitations and possibilities |
20. Salvaging projects |
21. Governing and planning districts |
22. The kind of problem a city is |