Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs was a celebrated urban activist and writer known for her influential ideas on city planning and community development. Her work emphasized the importance of local neighborhoods and grassroots movements in shaping urban environments.
Born on May 04, 1916 (110 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1 | 9.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 5,094,118 | 4,108 | $62,000 | 50$ |
| Panama | 1 | 8.00 | 0.10% | +0% | 4,314,768 | 4,133 | $76,000 | 73$ |
| Canada | 1 | 7.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 38,005,238 | 31,724 | $1,700,000 | 1,419$ |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 9.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 18,776,707 | 15,266 | $180,000 | 146$ |
| Totals | 4 | 66,190,831 | 55,231 | $2,018,000 | 1,688$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
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Canada:
Jane Jacobs is mentioned as one of the notable women who wore Marimekko dresses that were more sombre and restrained.
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Kazakhstan:
Jane Jacobs formulated the concept of 'eyes on the street' in urban safety.
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Panama:
Jane Jacobs is mentioned for her perspective that the sidewalk is the first public transport.
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Costa Rica:
Jane Jacobs, one of the great thinkers of urban life in the 20th century, called this the 'eyes on the street'.
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Indonesia:
Jane Jacobs was a journalist and activist thinker about humanistic cities who vocally advocated for the needs of vulnerable populations.
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Canada:
Nick Golding was familiar with the work of author Jane Jacobs and her treatises on city living.
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Costa Rica:
Urbanist Jane Jacobs noted that insecurity decreases as streets become more active.
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Canada:
Jane Jacobs was a colleague of William H. Whyte who also applied a skeptical eye to midcentury New York City.
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Canada:
Jane Jacobs bought a cavernous rooming house on Toronto’s Albany Avenue in the late 1960s.
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Canada:
Jane Jacobs argued for streetscapes that embodied a free-flowing anarchy of smaller and more human parts.
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