can also be seen in a much larger context. The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as “perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning.
In exerting her efforts at criticizing the city planners, the book provided the public with a realization of the inefficient strategies which were designed and carried out by urban architects and concerned authorities in their management of the cities and neighborhoods of the twentieth century (Jacobs, 1961).Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its initial publication, this special edition of Jane Jacobs’s masterpiece, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, features a new Introduction by Jason Epstein, the book’s original editor, who provides an intimate perspective on Jacobs herself and unique insights into the creation and lasting influence of this classic. ” The book’s success primarily lies with the author’s daring analysis of the issues relating with problem on slums or the decaying of neighborhood in famous city areas like New York. This was effectively exemplified by Jane Jacobs in “The Death and Life of Great American Cities. This is under the principle that the design and overall plan of remarkable American cities such as New York should not be compromised and burdened with concerns of unsuccessful and incorrect city planning and approach. The diversity, strength and most importantly, the fundamental life of cities during the early part of 1960s significantly require the humanistic supervision and direction of authoritative architects and urban planners.
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