Urban Issues

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! 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
From NEW! Montreal The Ambiguity of the Smart City From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs View James Lorimer and Company	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 …	Lyne Nantel	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From Evolving Roles and Identities From: Staying Alive While Living The Life View Fernwood Publishing		Benjamin Roebuck; Sue-Ann MacDonald	22	2018	$2.20 Add
From Ontario Works How Did This Happen to Me? From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	13	2010	$1.30 Add
From Ontario’s Push to Early Childhood Education and Care for All From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Laurel Rothman	6	2010	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Packrat City From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Tatum Taylor Chaubal connects her “packrat” collecting tendencies with her role and values as a city heritage planner, advocating for these roles to include preserving the “messy urbanism” of the past.	Dylan Reid	4	2025	$0.40 Add
From Becoming Homeless From: Staying Alive While Living The Life View Fernwood Publishing		Benjamin Roebuck; Sue-Ann MacDonald	19	2018	$1.90 Add
Persistent Poverty Voices From the Margins Between The Lines	It’s a very short trip from the limousine seat to the curb. Jim Mann never missed a payroll for the dozen men who worked for his flourishing landscaping business he built from the ground …	Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	184	2010	View
From NEW! Planning for an Unplanned City From: Messy Cities View Coach House Books	Jason Thorne argues for factoring in “messy urbanism” and its challenges into how we plan our cities and to move away from a more top-down approach to city-building.	Dylan Reid	6	2025	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Planning Smart Cities The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	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 …	John Lorinc	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From Navigating Obstacles and Negotiating with Service Providers From: Staying Alive While Living The Life View Fernwood Publishing		Benjamin Roebuck; Sue-Ann MacDonald	19	2018	$1.90 Add
From Poverty and Health “I’m One Stumble from the Street” From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Brice Balmer; Jamie Swift; Mira Dineen	11	2010	$1.10 Add
From Poverty Makes Us Sick From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Dennis Raphael	11	2010	$1.10 Add
From Precarious Work How Lax Employment Standards Perpetuate Poverty From: Persistent Poverty View Between The Lines		Mary Gellatly	10	2010	$1.00 Add
From Preface and Acronyms From: Caught in the Eye of the Storm: Urban Revitalization in Toronto's Lawrence Heights View Fernwood Publishing	In this preface, Careless explains how neoliberal policies create barriers to tenant-led collectivist housing solutions in Toronto.	John Careless	4	2024	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Privatized Policymaking on Toronto’s Waterfront From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs View James Lorimer and Company	Chapter 4 explores how smart cities projects allow private companies to shape municipal policies to suit their own interests as opposed to the interests of the population.	Natasha Tusikov	15	2020	$1.50 Add