What was Jane Jacobs' profession?
Musician
Journalist, author, activist
Actress
Politician
Answer
Jane Jacobs was a journalist, author, and activist. She is best known for her books The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) and The Economy of Cities (1969), which argued that cities are complex systems that need to be planned with human needs in mind. Jacobs also campaigned against urban renewal projects that she felt were destroying the character of cities.
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