Jacobs,Jane

Jacobs,Jane
Jacobs, Jane. Born 1916.
American writer whose works, including The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), challenge traditional theories and methods of urban planning.

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  • Jacobs, Jane — orig. Jane Butzner born May 4, 1916, Scranton, Pa., U.S. U.S. born Canadian urbanologist. She became active in urban community work while living in New York City with her architect husband. For 10 years she was an editor at Architectural Forum.… …   Universalium

  • Jacobs, Jane — orig. Jane Butzner (n. 4 may. 1916, Scranton, Pa., EE.UU.). Urbanista canadiense de origen estadounidense. Comenzó a desplegar una activa labor en trabajos comunitarios urbanos cuando vivía en la ciudad de Nueva York con su esposo arquitecto.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Jane Jacobs — Jane Jacobs, then chairperson of a civic group in Greenwich Village, at a press conference in 1961. Born Jane Butzner May 4, 1916(1916 05 04) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S …   Wikipedia

  • Jane Jacobs — en 2004 Jane Butzner Jacobs (Scranton, 4 de mayo de 1916 Toronto, 25 de abril de 2006) fue una divulgadora científica, teórica del urbanismo y activista político social canadiense, nacida en Estados Unidos. Su obra más influyente fue The Death… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Jane Butzner — Jane Jacobs (* 4. Mai 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania als Jane Butzner; † 25. April 2006 in Toronto) war eine US amerikanische Sachbuch Autorin, Stadt und Architekturkritikerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Themen 3 Werke …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • JACOBS (J.) — JACOBS JANE (1916 ) Critique d’architecture américaine, Jane Jacobs s’est fait connaître par un livre particulièrement sévère à l’égard de l’urbanisme contemporain, The Death and Life of Great American Cities , 1963, traduit en français en 1991,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Jane — jane. □ V. agua jane. * * * (as used in expressions) Addams, Jane Austen, Jane Bethune, Mary (Jane) McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Campion, Jane Delano, Jane A(rminda) Fonda, Jane (Seymour) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Jane Jacobs — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jacobs. Jane Jacobs (1961) Jane Jacobs (4 mai 1916 à Scranton, Pennsylvanie 25 a …   Wikipédia en Français

  • jane — /jayn/, n. Slang. a girl or woman. [1905 10, Amer.; generic use of the proper name] * * * (as used in expressions) Addams Jane Austen Jane Bethune Mary Jane McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Campion Jane Delano Jane… …   Universalium

  • Jane — /jayn/, n. a female given name: derived from John. * * * (as used in expressions) Addams Jane Austen Jane Bethune Mary Jane McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Campion Jane Delano Jane Arminda Fonda Jane Seymour Goodall Jane …   Universalium

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