Urban Issues

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The Affordable Housing Deficit: Out of the Cold

From: Persistent Poverty

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Guelph and Wellington County’s Urban-Rural Smart City Project

Our Food Future

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

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Chapter 8 explores Guelph’s smart cities project, which seeks to use technology to bridge the urban rural divide and develop a sustainable network of food production and consumption 12 $1.20 Add
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Housing Strategy on the Brink: The Time Has Come

From: Persistent Poverty

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Planning Smart Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 3 explores planning smart cities. Topics discussed include transportation, census data,  what is meant by urban ‘blight’, public and city … 15 $1.50 Add
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Positive Adaption in Adversity

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Indigenous Exclusion and Access to the Internet

The Case of Nunavut

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

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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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Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of Trust

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 4 discusses questions of personal data. Topics discussed include open access, data and privacy, data bias, open data, and municipal dashboards. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Cost of Hunger: Food Security and Health Issues

From: Persistent Poverty

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The Duty of Repair

From: Conflict Is Not Abuse

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In the Conclusion, the author explores how people with social commitments have a special responsibility to intervene to end shunning, facilitate communication, and do the work to reveal complex … 15 $0.15 Add
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Understanding The Experiences of Homeless Youth Differently

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Food Insecurity: A Source of Suffering and Ill Health

From: Persistent Poverty

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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

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

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 5 explores the possibility of green cities with smart innovation. Topics discussed include post-industrial cities, climate change, pollution, urban … 16 $1.60 Add
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Poverty and Health: “I’m One Stumble from the Street”

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The Quagmire of Mobility Tech

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 6 explores urban mobility. Topics discussed include electrification, transportation, bike-share programs, walkability, the use of public space, autonomous … 17 $1.70 Add