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A new look at the ideas of Jane Jacobs for planning better neighbourhoods

Published 2 August 2026, 3:31pm

In 1961 Jane Jacobs, in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, criticised the way modern urban areas were being redeveloped with a car-first attitude, and destroying the historic neighbourhoods that made city living attractive.

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