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Mary Rowe on the Introduction: Why you will read and reread this book
Are there any nonfiction books on your shelf over fifty years old? I have only a few reference books: Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage, and Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. These have been...
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Mary Rowe on ‘The generators of diversity’
“The diversity, of whatever kind, that is generated by cities rests on the fact that in cities so many people are so close together, and among them contain so many different tastes, skills, needs,...
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Mary Rowe on ‘The self-destruction of diversity’
You will recall that the neighborhood into which I bought ten years ago may be threatened by its own success. Jacobs suggests there are signs to watch out for, including what she calls “excessive...
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Mary Rowe on ‘Subsidizing dwellings’
Jacobs entitles the fourth and final section of Death and Life “Different Tactics”, and begins with a chapter on Subsidizing Dwellings. This is an important chapter, because it uncovers some basic...
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Mary Rowe on cities, nature, and chaotic systems
I think this is the most beloved chapter for any of us who were ever considered a ‘problem child’. I am afraid I can just imagine some well meaning teacher approaching my parents, “Well, this is the...
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