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The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

  • Format: Book

  • Pages: 598

  • Publisher: Random House Ltd

  • Date Published: Dec 1997

  • Stock Code: 56786

  • Binding: Hardback

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A penetrating analysis of the functions and organisation of city neighborhoods, the forces of deterioration and regeneration, and the necessary planning innovations.

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