Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs

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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)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.02%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
3,798,939
Power
15,542$
Sentiment
9.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Indonesia 1 9.00 1.39% +0% 273,523,615 3,798,939 $1,119,000 15,542$
Totals 1 273,523,615 3,798,939 $1,119,000 15,542$
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Recent Mentions

Indonesia Indonesia: Jane Jacobs was a journalist and activist thinker about humanistic cities who vocally advocated for the needs of vulnerable populations. 9

Kompas: Jane Jacobs dan Mata-mata di Kota Kita

Canada Canada: Nick Golding was familiar with the work of author Jane Jacobs and her treatises on city living. 8

The Globe and Mail: Home of the Week: A sustainable Toronto home for a sprawling family

Canada Canada: Jane Jacobs was a colleague of William H. Whyte who also applied a skeptical eye to midcentury New York City. 8

The Globe and Mail: Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?

Canada Canada: Jane Jacobs bought a cavernous rooming house on Toronto’s Albany Avenue in the late 1960s. 8

The Globe and Mail: Will heritage stop housing development in the Annex?

Canada Canada: Jane Jacobs argued for streetscapes that embodied a free-flowing anarchy of smaller and more human parts. 9

The Globe and Mail: Soulless ‘big box’ storefronts are erasing downtowns’ character. But there’s still time to save our cities

Spain Spain: Jane Jacobs was a solitary and rebellious voice against authoritarian urban planning. 9

El País: Voces de agosto | Opinión

Brazil Brazil: Jane Jacobs is known for her influential book 'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' which advocates for human interaction in urban planning. 9

O Globo: Como o mundo está redesenhando as cidades para pedestres e ciclistas