“By its nature, the metropolis provides what otherwise could be given only by traveling; namely, the strange.”

— Jane Jacobs

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About Jane Jacobs

Author and Activist • American-Canadian

Jane Jacobs was an influential American-Canadian author, theorist, and activist who championed a community-based approach to urban planning. Her seminal 1961 book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities,"...

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