Unit 1: What Makes a Community

This first week we will focus on defining what makes a community. We will read an excerpt from a book by Jane Jacobs, a renowned American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.

To read

Sidewalk Life” (Jane Jacobs, Chapter from The Life and Death of Great American Cities)

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Death_and_Life_of_Great_American_Cit/P_bPTgOoBYkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover

To watch

Jane Jacobs: Neighborhoods in Action

Jane Jacobs vs Robert Moses: Urban Fight of the Century

To listen

Book Insights: Death and Life of Great American Cities

To study

PowerPoint Presentation

Google Doc

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l4YzdUscC419FId9bVIQnx5A3AKXijJO-WJheCx3Pps/edit?usp=sharing