An edition of The battle for Gotham (2010)

The battle for Gotham

New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs

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New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs

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Nation Books
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Subjects

Urbanization, Urban renewal, City planning, Moses, robert, 1888-1981, Jacobs, jane, 1916-2006, City planning, united states

People

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), Robert Moses (1888-1981)

Places

New York (State), New York

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Cover of: Battle for Gotham
Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
2011, PublicAffairs, Bold Type Books
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Cover of: Battle for Gotham
Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
2010, PublicAffairs
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Battle for Gotham
Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane
2010, ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The battle for Gotham
The battle for Gotham: New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
2010, Nation Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Battle for Gotham
Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
2010, PublicAffairs
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: The battle for Gotham
The battle for Gotham: New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs
2010, Nation Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Table of Contents

A clash of visions: then and now
The way things were
Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change
Growing up in Greenwich Village
Soho: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory
Reconsidering Robert Moses: what's to reconsider?
The factory: the secret life of New York industry
The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill
Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs
Big things get done
Conclusion: both shadows are strong.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York, NY

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Dewey Decimal Class
307.3/41609747
Library of Congress
HT177.N5 G73 2010, HT177.N5G73 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.

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Open Library
OL23962347M
Internet Archive
battleforgothamn0000grat
ISBN 13
9781568584386
LCCN
2009047501
OCLC/WorldCat
435418544

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