A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first publication in 1961, become the standard against which all endeavors in that field are measured. In prose of outstanding immediacy, Jane Jacobs write...(展开全部)

Thirty years after its publication, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" was described by "The New York Times" as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning.... It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the descriptions of street life as a kind of ballet and the bitingly satiric account of tra...(展开全部)

A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first publication in 1961, become the standard against which all endeavors in that field are measured. In prose of outstanding immediacy, Jane Jacobs write...(展开全部)

Invisible Gardens is a composite history of the individuals and firms that defined the field of landscape architecture in America from 1925 to 1975, a period that spawned a significant body of work combining social ideas of enduring value with landscapes and gardens that forged a modern aesthetic. The major protagonists include Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, Isamu Noguchi, ...(展开全部)

For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories place us at the mercy of global forces beyond our control. These two perspectives dominate contemporary views of society, but by reje...(展开全部)

For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories place us at the mercy of global forces beyond our control. These two perspectives dominate contemporary views of society, but by reje...(展开全部)

Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own. But, the authors argue, the United States is the ...(展开全部)

杰夫·伊梅尔特（Jeff Immelt） 通用电气（GE）公司第9任董事长兼首席执行官。1982年加入 GE 后，伊梅尔特先后在 GE 塑料、家电和医疗等业务部门担任一系列全球领导职务。他在 GE 工作了35年，并于2001年9月7日出任 CEO，在任长达16年。伊梅尔特曾多次获评《巴伦周刊》“全球最佳首席执行官”、《福布斯》“全球最具影响力CEO”。执掌通用电气帅印期间，GE公司获评《财富》杂志“全美最受推崇的公司”，被《巴伦周刊》和《金融时报》联合评为“全球最受尊敬的公司”。在奥巴马执政期间，伊梅尔特出任总统就业与竞争力委员会主席。他也是美国艺术与科学院院士，纽约联邦储备银行董事会成员，斯坦福大学商学院讲师。伊梅尔特1978年毕业于达特茅斯学院数学系应用数学专业，1982年获得哈佛大学工商管理硕士（MBA）学位。他和妻子育有一女。 艾米·华莱士（...(展开全部)

杰夫·伊梅尔特（Jeff Immelt） 通用电气（GE）公司第9任董事长兼首席执行官。1982年加入 GE 后，伊梅尔特先后在 GE 塑料、家电和医疗等业务部门担任一系列全球领导职务。他在 GE 工作了35年，并于2001年9月7日出任 CEO，在任长达16年。伊梅尔特曾多次获评《巴伦周刊》“全球最佳首席执行官”、《福布斯》“全球最具影响力CEO”。执掌通用电气帅印期间，GE公司获评《财富》杂志“全美最受推崇的公司”，被《巴伦周刊》和《金融时报》联合评为“全球最受尊敬的公司”。在奥巴马执政期间，伊梅尔特出任总统就业与竞争力委员会主席。他也是美国艺术与科学院院士，纽约联邦储备银行董事会成员，斯坦福大学商学院讲师。伊梅尔特1978年毕业于达特茅斯学院数学系应用数学专业，1982年获得哈佛大学工商管理硕士（MBA）学位。他和妻子育有一女。 艾米·华莱士（...(展开全部)

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