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The Good City Reflections and Imaginations

Cities, Allan B. Jacobs contends, ought to be magnificent, beautiful places to live. They should be places where people can be fulfilled, where they can be what they can be, where there is freedom, love, ideas, excitement, quiet and joy. Cities ought to be the ultimate manifestation of society’s collective achievements.Allan B. Jacobs is one of the world’s best known planners and urban design practitioners, with a long and distinguished international career. Drawing on his professional experience of almost sixty years, Jacobs guides the reader through the lessons he’s learnt as a planner and lover of cities. Citiesfrom Brazil, Italy, India, Japan, China and the US are featured.Written with a wonderfully engaging, humorous tone and Jacobs’ own drawings, The Good City transfers lessons on ci