Urban Visionary: Urban Visionary and the Rebirth of City Life, Unlocking the Legacy of Jane Jacobs

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Who is Urban Visionary


Jane Jacobs was a journalist, author, thinker, and activist who was of American and Canadian descent. She had a significant impact on the fields of urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book, which was published in 1961 and titled The Death and Life of Great American Cities, contended that "urban renewal" and "slum clearance" did not respect the requirements of those who lived in cities.


How you will benefit


(I) Insights about the following:


Chapter 1: Jane Jacobs


Chapter 2: Urban design


Chapter 3: Robert Moses


Chapter 4: Catharine Parr Traill


Chapter 5: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl


Chapter 6: Creative class


Chapter 7: Edmund Bacon (architect)


Chapter 8: The Death and Life of Great American Cities


Chapter 9: Urban village


Chapter 10: Mixed-use development


Chapter 11: Amanda Burden


Chapter 12: Sharon Zukin


Chapter 13: Shrinking city


Chapter 14: Jane Farrow


Chapter 15: Janette Sadik-Khan


Chapter 16: Broome Street


Chapter 17: Steve Munro


Chapter 18: Sidewalk Labs


Chapter 19: Higgins, North Carolina


Chapter 20: Sidewalk Toronto


Chapter 21: Urban vitality


Who this book is for


Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information about Urban Visionary.

About the author

Fouad Sabry is the former Regional Head of Business Development for Applications at HP. Fouad has received his B.Sc. of Computer Systems and Automatic Control in 1996, dual master’s degrees from University of Melbourne (UoM) in Australia, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2008, and Master of Management in Information Technology (MMIT) in 2010. Fouad has more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology and Telecommunications fields, working in local, regional, and international companies, such as Vodafone and IBM. Fouad joined HP in 2013 and helped develop the business in tens of markets. Currently, Fouad is an entrepreneur, author, futurist, and founder of One Billion Knowledge (1BK) Initiative.

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