Public Policy
Showing 1313–1328 of 1772 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From  Signed, Sealed and Delivered? The TPP and Canada’s Public Postal Service |
Daniel Sheppard and Louis Century, lawyers at Goldblatt Partners, provide a compelling case study that warns how corporate interests in the U.S. might take advantage of these novel provisions to … | Daniel Sheppard; Louis Century | 13 | 2016 | $1.30 Add |
|
From  NEW! Singapore: Push vs. Pull Information Sharing — Treating Public Access as a Given, Discussing the role of open data in stimulating innovation through partnerships with government, the private sector, and civil society |
In this chapter, Malone examines how Singapore treats public access to government data as a default, contrasting this proactive "push" strategy with Canada’s reactive, … | Matt Malone | 17 | 2026 | $1.70 Add |
|
From  NEW! Smart Cities and the Origins of Utopian UrbanismThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 2 explores the origins of utopian urbanism. Topics discussed include history of urban planning, the history of ghetto’s, Bauhaus and the Garden City … | John Lorinc | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
|
From  NEW! Smart Cities as a Civic Leaders’ Survivor GameThe Lure of Innovation in a Competitive World From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs |
Chapter 1 explores what leads municipal governments to persue smart city projects, whether they are seen as a quick and easy fix to deeper underlying infrastructure and urban planning issues, and … | Mariana Valverde | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
|
From NEW! Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of TrustThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
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. | John Lorinc | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
|
NEW! Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate DesignsIndependent experts analyze often-controversial schemes from Nunavut to Montreal to Toronto’s failed Sidewalk Labs waterfront scheme |
"Smart cities" use surveillance, big data processing and interactive technologies to reshape urban life. Transit riders can see the bus coming on a map on their phones. Cities can … | 200 | View | ||
|
From NEW! Smart City Tech: A PrimerThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 1 explores the tech needed to create a smart city. Discussing topics including what makes technology ‘smart’, ‘machine learning’ … | John Lorinc | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
|
From NEW! Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green CitiesThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
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 … | John Lorinc | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
|
From  Soaring |
Afiena Kamminga recounts the story of Cathy. The chapter discusses her difficulty learning, her dyslexia, her time learning with CALP, and more. | Afiena Kamminga | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
|
From  NEW! Social Democracy and a Green New DealPART 3: The System-Changing Frameworks From: Worlds at Stake |
Chapter 7 examines the potential role social democracy can play in reshaping the current system, challenging the present neoliberal hegemony with a justice-based Green New Deal to fight the … | Aaron Saad | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
|
From  NEW! Social Democracy and LabourFrom: The Fire and the Ashes |
In this chapter, the author discusses the conditions and circumstances that labour movements faced during his career. Topics include the rise of student activism, the culture wars of the 1970s, … | Andrew Jackson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
|
From  NEW! Social Exclusion |
Chapter Five unpacks the concept of social exclusion and its relationship to health outcomes in Canada, highlighting the experiences of marginalized groups such as Indigenous Peoples, people of … | Dennis Raphael | 30 | 2024 | $3.00 Add |
|
From  NEW! Social GastronomyGiving Food a Seat at the Table From: Take Back the Tray |
Joshna Maharaj | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add | |
|
From  Social Inclusion |
Dennis Raphael | 21 | 2016 | $2.10 Add | |
|
From  Social Inequalities in HealthA Real and Persistent Problem |
The existence of social inequalities in health is now recognized as a very real and world-wide problem; this chapter examines systematic determinants of health, which are socially produced and … | Dominique Côté; Marie-France Raynault; Sébastien Chartrand | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
|
From  Social Movements and Countervailing Power in a Time of Empire |
Janet M. Conway | 19 | 2004 | $1.71 Add |
