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From  Digging Up the North MarketFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Peter Popkin | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 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  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  NEW! Diversity Trumps SpecializationSection 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 14 explores Jacobs’ theory of diversity as the most important feature for thriving cities and urban economies. The chapter discusses topics including macroeconomics, economic … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Divided LoyaltiesFrom: The Ward |
Sandra Shaul | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From Doing Justice to the Courthouse SiteFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Tatum Taylor | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add | |
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From NEW! Down the ToiletFrom: Vancouver Vice |
In this chapter, Chapman focuses on two vice cops who were surveilling the English Bay Bathhouse in attempt to crack down on cruising in the West End. | Aaron Chapman | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From Dr. Clarke’s ClinicFrom: The Ward |
Thelma Wheatley | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From Drawing ConclusionsFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Michael McClelland | 7 | 2018 | $0.70 Add | |
 NEW! Dream StatesSmart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias |
Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … | 290 | View | ||
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From NEW! Economies of AgglomerationSection 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Electricity and SexFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Elizabeth StreetWhat the City Directories Reveal From: The Ward |
Denise Balkissoon | 2 | 2015 | $0.20 Add | |
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From Elsie’s StoryFrom: The Ward |
Patte Rosebank | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add | |
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From End of an EraFrom: Sweethearts |
1970s examines the slow down of growth due to regulations that had been put into place and the choice of some companys to team up with US companies where there was still a boom happening | Catherine Wismer | 8 | 2014 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Engineering the CityThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 2 explores the physical building and engineering of cities. Topics discussed include construction, city-building technology, building blocks, hygiene, bridges, … | John Lorinc | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
