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Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind: Contemporary Planning in New York City
Contributor(s): Larson, Scott (Author)

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ISBN: 1439909709     ISBN-13: 9781439909706
Publisher: Temple University Press
OUR PRICE: $29.40  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: May 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 2012042291
Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.60 lbs) 198 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2014
 
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The antagonism between urbanist and writer Jane Jacobs and master builder Robert Moses may frame debates over urban form, but in "Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind," Scott Larson aims to use the Moses-Jacobs rivalry as a means for examining and understanding the New York City administration's redevelopment strategies and actions. By showing how the Bloomberg administration's plans borrow selectively from Moses' and Jacobs' writing, Larson lays bare the contradictions buried in such rhetoric and argues that there can be no equitable solution to the social and economic goals for redevelopment in New York City with such a strategy.

"Building Like Moses with Jacobs in Mind" offers a lively critique that shows how the legacies of these two planners have been interpreted--and reinterpreted--over time and with the evolution of urban space. Ultimately, he makes the case that neither figure offers a meaningful model for addressing stubborn problems--poverty, lack of affordable housing, and segregation along class and racial lines--that continue to vex today's cities.

 
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