《The death and life of great American cities》

1Introduction3

Part OneTHE PECULIAR NATURE OF CITIES27

2 The uses of sidewalks:safety29

3 The uses of sidewalks:contact55

4 The uses of sidewalks:assimilating children74

5 The uses of neighborhood parks89

6 The uses of city neighborhoods112

Part TwoTHE CONDITIONS FOR CITY DIVERSITY141

7 The generators of diversity143

8 The need for primary mixed uses152

9 The need for small blocks178

10 The need for aged buildings187

11 The need for concentration200

12 Some myths about diversity222

Part ThreeFORCES OF DECLINE AND REGENERATION239

13 The self-destruction of diversity241

14 The curse of border vacuums257

15 Unslumming and slumming270

16 Gradual money and cataclysmic money291

Part FourDIFFERENT TACTICS319

17 Subsidizing dwellings321

18 Erosion of cities or attrition of automobiles338

19 Visual order:its limitations and possibilities372

20 Salvaging projects392

21 Governing and planning districts405

22 The kind of problem a city is428

Index449