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From  NEW! Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback DilemmasThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. | John Lorinc | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! City InstabilitiesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 5 examines the weaknesses of cities. The chapter focuses on exploring the built-in instabilities of cities such as congestion, pollution, crime, labour reducing process innovations, … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From  DippersFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. Italian Immigration to Canada in the early 1950s their need to find work and finding jubs in construction. Explores the creation of unions for housing workers | Catherine Wismer | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Hips Don’t LieChapter 4 From: Decolonize Hipsters |
In Hips Don’t Lie, Pierrot reflects on the present state of hipsterdom after the Black Lives Matter movement. Pierrot provides a call to action which must reflect on and move away from … | Grégory Pierrot | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Saving a Grand Old LadyPart II |
Part two of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 22 | 2014 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Uncrowded Suburbs, 1904–07From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of a case appealed to the Privy Council dealing with certain operational issues, including which of the City or the Toronto Railway Company had the power to decide about establishing new … | C. Ian Kyer | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
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From  NEW! 7. Gentrification is a Metaphor |
Chapter 7 critically examines the social and cultural framing of gentrification. Topics discussed include the mainstreaming of taboo issues (ie: tattoos or drag), the commodification of other … | Leslie Kern | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
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From A New Battleground, 1907–11From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services. | C. Ian Kyer | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Cities and Nation-StatesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Dirty Books and Dirty LooksFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, Chapman describes the Vice squad’s efforts to bring down the Wayne Harris crime ring, and how these were disrupted by the new mayor of Vancouver’s focus on … | Aaron Chapman | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From Saving a Grand Old LadyPart III |
Part three of Saving a Grand Old Lady focuses on the life of Louise Bethune (born Jennie Louise Blanchard), one of the “exceptional women” admitted into the architecture profession … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 25 | 2014 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! Smart City Tech: A PrimerThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 1 explores the tech needed to create a smart city. Discussing topics including what makes technology ‘smart’, ‘machine learning’ … | John Lorinc | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Mob and Its MoneyFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. Looks at the mob’s expansion into legitimate business focusing on housing development. Corruption is explored | Catherine Wismer | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From  V-J DayFrom: The Ward |
- | Arlene Chan | 1 | 2015 | $0.10 Add |
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From  You Are How You EatFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
- | Tom Porawski | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! 8. Gentrification is Inevitable |
Chapter 8 highlights examples of resistance to gentrification through grassroot movements, political activism, and changes in public policy. Examples discussed include the Fruit Belt CLT in … | Leslie Kern | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
