Urban Issues

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How Technology is Reshaping the Post-Pandemic City
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How Technology is Reshaping the Post-Pandemic City

Conclusion

From: Dream States

Conclusion: part 2 explores how technology can be used in reshaping the post-pandemic cities. 12 $1.20 Add
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Indigenous Exclusion and Access to the Internet
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Indigenous Exclusion and Access to the Internet

The Case of Nunavut

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 9 explores how digital technology is also a tool for social well being, giving people access to health, education, cultural expression and political participation. It explores this … 18 $1.80 Add
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Industrial Land’s Secret Sauce
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Industrial Land’s Secret Sauce

From: Messy Cities

Karen Chapple writes about the potential avenues for preserving existing messy but productive industrial spaces, while introducing innovation districts in cities around the world. 9 $0.90 Add
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Innisfil and Uber
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Innisfil and Uber

A Rural Municipality’s Misadventures in Smart Public Transit

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 10 explores smart city projects that make use of ridesharing and their pitfalls. 11 $1.10 Add
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Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Introduction
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Introduction

Smart Cities in Canada

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

The introduction provides a general definition of what constitutes a “Smart City” as well as exploring what prompted the authors of this title to write about smart cities in Canada. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Dream States

The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. 13 $1.30 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Messy Cities

Co-editor Dylan Reid provides an overview of “messy urbanism”, explaining the overarching argument of the book which is that this disorder is necessary for cities to thrive. 10 $1.00 Add
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“It’s Not My Country Yet...”

“It’s Not My Country Yet…”

From: Persistent Poverty

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“It's Prime Land, and Why Would They Leave That to Poor People?”

“It’s Prime Land, and Why Would They Leave That to Poor People?”

Vancouver's Little Mountain Housing

From: Good Places to Live

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Paradoxes of Street Life

Paradoxes of Street Life

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Messy Cities
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Messy Cities

Why We Can't Plan Everything

Featuring forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world, this book highlights the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to … 338 View
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Montreal
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Montreal

The Ambiguity of the Smart City

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

Chapter 7 explores Montreal’s various projects in the 21st century which were taken with the goal of integrating technology into the urban landscape. The chapter explores how different … 13 $1.30 Add
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Evolving Roles and Identities

Evolving Roles and Identities

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Ontario Works

Ontario Works

How Did This Happen to Me?

From: Persistent Poverty

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Ontario’s Push to Early Childhood Education and Care for All

Ontario’s Push to Early Childhood Education and Care for All

From: Persistent Poverty

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