Aaron's review
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
Aaron's review
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Aaron's review
rating:
This book about urban and city design is THE book about how to make livable, sustainable and healthy cities & communities. It details current examples of good and bad civic design, and the historical development of cities is very thorough.
I enjoyed this book very much as the topic is very relevant and explains a lot about how our streetscapes influences our civic experience. However, the author's writing style is somewhat laborious to plow through with a very long sentence structure and lack of summary of her points. But this style has its own appeal as it affords a very detailed and thorough discussion of the elements of her argument. A book for those that want to charactarize and understand how Calgary's suburban sprawl influences us all.
I enjoyed this book very much as the topic is very relevant and explains a lot about how our streetscapes influences our civic experience. However, the author's writing style is somewhat laborious to plow through with a very long sentence structure and lack of summary of her points. But this style has its own appeal as it affords a very detailed and thorough discussion of the elements of her argument. A book for those that want to charactarize and understand how Calgary's suburban sprawl influences us all.
