Chater 13

In this Chapter, Jane Jacobs argued that it is very important and also difficult to maintain one city's diversity. She said that:” The self-destruction of diversity can be seen at outstandingly successful little nodes of activity, as well as along street streches." And to keep up on the good work of a city's diversity, it has to depend on all the people live in that city. The author gave the example of 3rd Ave., 8th Ave., and some other street in New York City to show the readers how to distinguish between a success and failure city diversity. “Streets (especially if their blocks are short) sometimes can weather much duplication of successful uses, or else can regenerate themselves spontaneously after declining and stagnating for a time.” From all these examples Jacobs want to tell us that “examples of the self-destruction that follows outstanding success are more usual in downtowns.” And therefore, the city planners need to find way to change it in order to maintain our multi-diversity.