Jane Jacobs

4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006

Jane Jacobs (born Jane Butzner; May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was a Canadian and American journalist, author, and activist best known for her influence on urban studies. Her influential book *The Death and Life of Great American Cities* (1961) argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of most city-dwellers. The book also introduced sociology concepts such as "eyes on the street" and "social capital". Jacobs was well known for organizing grassroots efforts to protect existing neighborhoods from "slum clearance" – and particularly for her opposition to Robert Moses in his plans to o

• The Death and Life of Great American Cities
• Cities and the wealth of nations
• The economy of cities
• Dark age ahead
• The nature of economies
• Systems of survival
• Buildings Must Die
• Vital little plans
• A School Teacher In Old Alaska
• Edge of empire
• Question of Separatism
• The Question of Separatism