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100 1 a| Gratz, Roberta Brandes.=| ^A241505;

245 14 a| The battle for Gotham :b| New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs /c| Roberta Brandes Gratz.;

250 a| 1st paperback ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Nation Books,c| 2011.;

300 a| xxxix, 350 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm;

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520 a| "In her critically acclaimed The Battle for Gothan, Roberta Brandes Gratz revistis the New York of the 1960s and 1970s--particullary the titanic clash of wills between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs--to tell a deeply revisionist history of the city's transformation during that period of stagnation, crime, and near-bankruptcy. And in looking at the evolution of New York, Gratz provides strategies for responding to the modern troubles afflicting American cities. Gratz, a longtime friend and colleague of Jane Jacobs, draws on hours of previously unpublished conversations with her mentor to richly illustrate the hidden sotry behind Jacob's urban vision--a vision that has been affirmed in the years since her death. Indeed, New York's strongest neighborhoods today are those untouched by Moses and his replacement-style stratietis and those most in need of help are the ones he knocked down and rebuilt to fit his 'highway and tower' vision. Gratz, one of Planetzen's top 10urban thinkers, shows that Jacob's organic approahch to urban planning is again vital to the regeneration of metropolitican life. A profoundly personal account of New York through the ages, The Battle for Gotham is an anatomy of urban renewal and community success."--P [4] of cover.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Preface -- Introduction: a clash of visions-then and now -- The way things were -- Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change -- Greenwich village: Jacobs, Moses, and me -- SoHo: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory -- Reconsidering Robert Moses -- The factory: the secret life of New York Industry -- The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill -- Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs -- Big things get done -- Conclusion: their shadows still hover -- Epilogues -- Appendix: Jacob's arrest in her own words.;

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650 0 a| Urbanizationz| New York (State)z| New York.=| ^A12118;

600 10 a| Moses, Robert,d| 1888-1981.=| ^A243379;

600 10 a| Jacobs, Jane,d| 1916-2006.=| ^A636091;

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The battle for Gotham : New York in the shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs / Roberta Brandes Gratz.

Author/creator	Gratz, Roberta Brandes
Format	Book
Edition	1st paperback ed.
Publication Info	New York : Nation Books, 2011.
Description	xxxix, 350 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects	Moses, Robert, 1888-1981. Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006. Urban renewal--New York (State). --New York. City planning--New York (State). --New York. Urbanization--New York (State). --New York.

Contents	Preface -- Introduction: a clash of visions-then and now -- The way things were -- Landmarks preservation: precursor of positive change -- Greenwich village: Jacobs, Moses, and me -- SoHo: a Moses defeat, a Jacobs victory -- Reconsidering Robert Moses -- The factory: the secret life of New York Industry -- The Upper West Side: what Moses couldn't kill -- Westway: a conversation with Jane Jacobs -- Big things get done -- Conclusion: their shadows still hover -- Epilogues -- Appendix: Jacob's arrest in her own words.
Abstract	"In her critically acclaimed The Battle for Gothan, Roberta Brandes Gratz revistis the New York of the 1960s and 1970s--particullary the titanic clash of wills between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs--to tell a deeply revisionist history of the city's transformation during that period of stagnation, crime, and near-bankruptcy. And in looking at the evolution of New York, Gratz provides strategies for responding to the modern troubles afflicting American cities. Gratz, a longtime friend and colleague of Jane Jacobs, draws on hours of previously unpublished conversations with her mentor to richly illustrate the hidden sotry behind Jacob's urban vision--a vision that has been affirmed in the years since her death. Indeed, New York's strongest neighborhoods today are those untouched by Moses and his replacement-style stratietis and those most in need of help are the ones he knocked down and rebuilt to fit his 'highway and tower' vision. Gratz, one of Planetzen's top 10urban thinkers, shows that Jacob's organic approahch to urban planning is again vital to the regeneration of metropolitican life. A profoundly personal account of New York through the ages, The Battle for Gotham is an anatomy of urban renewal and community success."--P [4] of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	1568586787
ISBN	9781568586786

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