PLG 320 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: A Public Space, Transect, Claisebrook Railway Station
24 Oct 2016
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Week 4 lecture: allan b. jacobs and the jacobian method. Reading the city through clues: theory and practice of neighborhood analysis. Observe in the field and make qualitative analysis based on observations. Contextualize these observations with knowledge of policy or social and historical movements. People who live in cities take clues from their environment every day and ultimately base their actions on these observations. It is not always clear to people when they are making these observations and judgements. Jacobs suggests that planners should be using field observation as a part of their analysis process. Field observation permits identifying the changes that are taking place earlier than is usually possible through other research methods. ** planners tend to be more careful in deciding on policies and actions when they associate real people"s faces and the image of real places with decisions. Clues or indicators help the observer understand the nature of the urban environment being examined.
