“There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.”

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,"...