CITIES AND PLACES THAT JACOBS

DISCUSSES
• North End Of Boton- Jacobs uses it to show the misconceptions from public city planning.
• New York City- the scene of many examples ,including Greenwich Village in Maharashtra, where she lives.
• Philadelphia- designed by William penn-the city was planned through using 4 squares, each with a park, Jacobs
examines the parks to see which is successful and which is not.
• Chicago – Jacobs uses a variety of neighbourhood , from hyde park to the back of the yards.
• Chatham village, Pittsburgh – a development that represents standard city planning doesn’t like this
• Sidewalks and Streets –a place for movement within the city-cars and people. Safety is the key factor for successful
streets and sidewalks. Jacob examines the components of safety.
• City parks-intended as a vital park of neighbourhood, but some are determined and others are successful. Jacobs looks
at the reason.

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VARIOUS THEMES IN THE TEXT
• City planning errors.
• Successful neighbourhood vs unsuccessful neighbourhoods.
• Diversity –a necessary component for successful cities.
• Change is necessary-planner need to rethink their definitions of the
cities, look at what Jacobs sees as factor that tell more about cities.
• Slumming/unslumming -city planners tore down slums, including
landmark buildings. The built housing projects that made problems
worse. Planners need to think about a congenial area where people
will want to stay, not be forced to stay.