Urban
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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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 |
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From  EpilogueLessons Learned From: Thirty Years' War |
Illustration of how the issues arising in the accounts of the transit dispute could be applied in a modern context. | C. Ian Kyer | 11 | 2015 | $1.10 Add |
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From EpilogueFrom: Sweethearts |
A brief accounting of what happened to the key players in these chapters after the 1970s | Catherine Wismer | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! EpilogueFrom: Vancouver Vice |
The epilogue considers the subsequent history of the West End, from the AIDS epidemic to the dramatic transformation of the built neighborhood. | Aaron Chapman | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From ‘Fashionable Jamaican Wedding’From: The Ward Uncovered |
Kathy Grant | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add | |
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From Finishing with the Old Regime, 1921–24From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the arbitration relating to the 1921 takeover of the Toronto Railway Company’s transit operations. | C. Ian Kyer | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From ‘Fool’s Paradise’Hastings' Anti-Slum Crusade From: The Ward |
John Lorinc | 3 | 2015 | $0.30 Add | |
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From ForewardFrom: Sweethearts |
Explains the process that led to the mafia finding a way into the housing industry. Also points to the fact that the book is an ethnic history where Jews and Italians sought to break the … | Catherine Wismer | 7 | 2014 | $0.70 Add |
