The Good City

Reviews / Votes

"This is a candid, refreshing book, made even better by drawings that Jacobs has been making on sketch pads throughout his career. Read The Good City and you just might avoid making the world a more soulless place." - Better! Cities & Towns


"Allan Jacobs is a great planner who cares deeply about cities and loves the people who inhabit them. His essays capture decades of observations and wisdom, and are an essential read for every urbanist" - Gary Hack, Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, USA


"The Good City is a personal panoramic tour taking us from Calcutta to San Francisco and covering over half a century. Its author, Allan Jacobs, the urban flaneur "par excellence," reflects on his experience observing cities. This is a must read for any urbanist." - Nezar AlSayyad, Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design, University of California, Berkeley, USA "This is a candid, refreshing book, made even better by drawings that Jacobs has been making on sketch pads throughout his career. Read The Good City and you just might avoid making the world a more soulless place." - Better! Cities & Towns

"Allan Jacobs is a great planner who cares deeply about cities and loves the people who inhabit them. His essays capture decades of observations and wisdom, and are an essential read for every urbanist" - Gary Hack, Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, USA

"The Good City is a personal panoramic tour taking us from Calcutta to San Francisco and covering over half a century. Its author, Allan Jacobs, the urban flaneur "par excellence," reflects on his experience observing cities. This is a must read for any urbanist." - Nezar AlSayyad, Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design, University of California, Berkeley, USA

"Once again, esteemed professor of planning Allan B. Jacobs has written a very engaging and thought-provoking planning text... Reading like a memoir, The Good City is an excellent book for thoughtful planners who want to think long and hard about their personal and professional ties to cities where they have lived and worked." - Annalise Fonza, Journal of Planning Education and Research 32(4)