ɔːlðˈoʊ ɡˈænz vjˈuːz hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz spˈænɪŋ sˈɪks fˈiːldz ʌv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ, hiː ɪnˈɪʃəli mˌeɪd hɪz ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən æz ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪk ʌv ˈɜːbən ɹᵻnjˈuːəl ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
Although Gans views his career as spanning six fields of research, he initially made his reputation as a critic of urban renewal in the early 1960s.