Urban Issues
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From  NEW! A Lifeline at the DoorFrom: Messy Cities |
Dr. Eileen de Villa writes about supervised consumption sites, their importance to the physical health, mental wellbeing, and community of their clients, as well as their perceived messiness by others. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From  A Pebble in the ShoeFrom: Persistent Poverty |
Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen | 8 | 2010 | $0.80 Add | |
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From  A Reparative ManifestoFrom: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
A brief introduction about events in recent history and nature of Abuse. The author talks about Normative Conflict and Resistance, and how reasonable stances of difference can be misrepresented … | Sarah Schulman | 22 | 2016 | $0.44 Add |
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From Abandoning the PersonalThe State and the Production of Abuse From: Conflict Is Not Abuse |
The state, learning from the work of anti-violence advocate Catherine Hodes to understand the difference between Conflict and Abuse in relationship to social service providers. | Sarah Schulman | 29 | 2016 | $0.58 Add |
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From  NEW! An Activist Perspective on the Sidewalk ProjectFrom: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs |
Chapter 5 explores the impact of Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs project from the perspective of Labour organization and activism. | Nick de Carlo | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! An Argument Worth HavingFrom: Messy Cities |
Chiyi Tam explains how conflict within communities has the capacity to net positive and democratic results, using her role in the Toronto Chinatown Land Trust as a key example. | Dylan Reid | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Another Fine Mess About RegionalismFrom: Messy Cities |
Sabine Matheson writes about her experience as an advisor to the government that debated the amalgamation of Toronto in the late 1990’s. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From “As Sharp As You Could Cut Them”From: Persistent Poverty |
Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen | 10 | 2010 | $1.00 Add | |
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From Back to the Future?The Choice Is Ours From: Persistent Poverty |
Armine Yalnizyan; Jamie Swift | 10 | 2010 | $1.00 Add | |
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From  “Because It’s Not About Creating New Housing!”Contradictions and Limitations in the Development of Regent Park From: Good Places to Live |
Jim Silver | 23 | 2011 | $2.30 Add | |
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From  Introduction |
Benjamin Roebuck; Sue-Ann MacDonald | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add | |
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From Building Good Places to LiveFrom: Good Places to Live |
Jim Silver | 5 | 2011 | $0.50 Add | |
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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 LightsThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 4 explores the history of lighting cities. Topics discussed include Billboards, gas lighting, electric lighting, darkness and crime, industrialization, public … | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Conclusion: Whose Messiness Is This, Anyway?From: Messy Cities |
The editors of Messy Cities advocate for messy conditions which provide the opportunity for local and institutional change. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Confessions of a First-Time Parade OrganizerFrom: Messy Cities |
Zahra Ebrahim writes about organizing a parade in her Toronto west end neighbourhood of the Junction Triangle, its route around infrastructure, and the vibrant community celebration that ensued. | Dylan Reid | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
