Title & Author:

Block by block : Jane Jacobs and the future of New York / edited by Timothy Mennel, Jo Steffens & Christopher Klemek.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York, NY : Municipal Art Society of New York, ©2007.

Description:

64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Municipal Art Society of New York.
Includes bibliographical references (page 62).
Foreword / Judith Rodin -- From "Cities and songs" / Adam Gopnik -- Sounds of New York City from Harlem, 116th & 7th Ave / Quincy Troupe -- Jane Jacobs and the future of New York / Christopher Klemek -- Commemoration / Paul Goldberger -- From "Jane Jacobs revisited" / Karrie Jacobs -- The nature of cities / Christopher Alexander -- A new urbanist's view of Jane Jacobs / John Norquest -- The death and life of great American towns / Michael McDonough -- Big sky over Gowanus / Phillip Lopate -- Jane Jacobs, pragmatist / Joan Ockman -- This is the time when beautiful girls ... / Thomas de Monchaux -- Pathological urbanity / Tama Janowitz -- Art's sake / Tom Wolfe -- Nature morte / Jesse Reiser -- From "The colossus of New York" / Colson Whitehead -- From "My lost city" / Luc Sante -- From "Analogue" / Zoe Leonard -- Toward that better city / Robert Neuwirth -- Not good, but well behaved ... / Marshall Brown -- Community vision / Majora Carter -- The perks of the city / Allison Arieff -- Goner Pillow Company / Ben Katchor -- Chow of the city / David McAninch -- How do we shout? / Reverend Billy -- New ideas require old buildings / Lisa Rochon -- Jacobs omnibus / Damon Rich -- The glory of Harlem / Michael Henry Adams -- Musing on the city / Carlton Brown -- Light-years ahead / Roberta Brandes Gratz -- Where I live / Yvonne Durant -- A personal reflection / Ron Shiffman -- From "It happens every day" / Marshall Berman -- History's angel / Nathan Glazer -- Local cities, global problems / Andrew Blum -- Meeting Jane Jacobs / David Grahame Shane -- The nature of economics / Saskia Sassen -- From "Gothamitis" / Adam Gopnik -- From " Designs for working" / Malcolm Gladwell -- The city I love / Tony Goldman -- Mother Jacob's home recipe -- Jane Jacobs bibliography -- First we kill the architects / Danny Lyon.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

1568987714 (pbk.)
9781568987712

Subject:

Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 Influence.
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006.
Jacobs, Jane 1916-2006
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006 influenser.
Jacobs, Jane.
City planning New York (State) New York.
Urbanisme New York (État) New York.
City planning.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Stadtplanung
Stadsplanering Förenta staterna New York.
New York (N.Y.)
New York (State) New York.
New York, NY

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
Exhibition publications.

Added entries:

Mennel, Timothy.
Steffens, Jo.
Klemek, Christopher.
Municipal Art Society of New York

Jane Jacobs and the future of New York

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255311
Call No.: BIB 185472
Status: Available