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1. Jacobs, Jane Jacobsnoun

   United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916)

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1. Jane Jacobs

   Jane Jacobs (née Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the needs of city-dwellers.Jacobs organized grassroots efforts to protect neighborhoods from urban renewal and slum clearance – in particular plans by Robert Moses to overhaul her own Greenwich Village neighborhood. She was instrumental in the eventual cancellation of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have passed directly through an area of Manhattan that later became known as SoHo, as well as part of Little Italy and Chinatown. She was arrested in 1968 for inciting a crowd at a public hearing on that project. After moving to Toronto in 1968, she joined the opposition to the Spadina Expressway and the associated network of expressways in Toronto that were planned and under construction.As a woman and a writer who criticized experts in the male-dominated field of urban planning, Jacobs endured scorn from established figures. Routinely, she was described first as a housewife, as she did not have a college degree or any formal training in urban planning; as a result, her lack of credentials was seized upon as grounds for criticism. However, the influence of her concepts eventually was acknowledged by highly respected professionals such as Richard Florida and Robert Lucas.

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1. jane jacobs

   Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and urban studies activist best known for her strong criticism of conventional urban planning methodologies. She wrote extensively on topics like urban decay, mixed-use development, and community-centered living. Her most influential book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," argued against modernist urban planning policies, influenced urban studies, and motivated the development of the New Urbanism movement. Jacobs advocated for dense, mixed-used neighborhoods and the importance of local economies.

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1. Jane Jacobs

   Jane Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist best known for her influence on urban studies. Her influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of most city-dwellers. The book also introduced sociology concepts such as "eyes on the street" and "social capital". Jacobs is well known for organizing grassroots efforts to protect existing neighborhoods from "slum clearance"—and particularly for her opposition to Robert Moses in his plans to overhaul her neighborhood of Greenwich Village. She was instrumental in the eventual cancellation of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have passed directly through Washington Square Park, and was arrested in 1968 for inciting a crowd at a public hearing on the project. After moving to Canada in 1968 she joined the opposition to the Spadina Expressway and the associated network of expressways in Toronto planned and under construction. As a female writer and mother who criticized experts in the male-dominated field of urban planning, Jacobs endured scorn from established figures, who called her a "housewife" and a "crazy dame". She did not have a college degree in urban planning, and was also criticized for being unscholarly and imprecise. She has been accused of inattention to racial inequality, and her concept of "unslumming" has been compared with gentrification.

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   Jane Jacobs is an astonishing warrior citizen, who in Jane Jacobs book preaches action, it's all about getting out and looking around and being skeptical and understanding the way things work, so you're not a victim.

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