Jane Jacobs and the Value of Older, Smaller Buildings

Journal of the American Planning Association, 82(2): 167-180, 2016

By: American Planning Association National, Emily Talen, Jonathan Mabry, Michael Powe

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01944363.2015.1135072
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Historic Preservation

This article finds that an older, smaller building stock is associated with improved economic activity, but is also associated with less racial and ethnic diversity. It stresses that new construction should not be the only strategy for achieving dense and sustainable cities.