The Death and Life of a Reluctant Urban Icon. Review Essay of Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary by ALice Sparberg Alexiou

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07/30/2014 Journal of Libertarian Studies Pierre Desrochers

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In this article, Pierre Desrochers reviews Alice Sparberg Alexiou’s Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary.

Volume 21, Number 3 (2007)

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Desrochers, Pierre. “The Death and Life of a Reluctant Urban Icon. Review Essay of Jane Jacobs: Urban Visionary by ALice Sparberg Alexiou.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 21, No. 3 (2007): 115–136.

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