Planning & Urban Development
Showing 49–64 of 189 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From  NEW! (Pseudo-) Participation in Smart City PlanningSidewalk Labs’ Fraught Toronto Foray From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs |
Chapter 2 explores the factors that must be present for a smart cities project to be responsible and effective and then asses whether the Sidewalk Labs project in Toronto met any of these criteria. | Andrew Clement | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
|
From  Asking the Right QuestionsA Guide for Municipalities Considering P3s From: Ideology over Economics |
Finance, Cost and Revenues Value for Money and Risk Transfer Quality of Public Services and the Public Interest P3s, Municipalities and Alternatives Ten Essential Questions to Ask | John Loxley | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
|
From  NEW! Breaking Your BicycleChapter 4 |
In Breaking Your Bicycle Waters outlines the contractual warranties, statutory “implied warranties,” and product liability rules that affect cyclists according to the regulation of … | Christopher Waters | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
|
From  Chapter ThreeThe Pacific's deadly echo From: On Borrowed Time |
Looks at the inextricable connection between earthquakes and tsunamis. Studies the devestation of historical tsunamis and the challenge to low-lying communities. | Gregor Craigie | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
|
From  NEW! Part IPolitics and People: Cases in Council-Staff Relations |
This first chapter considers the relationship between staff and elected officials, and discusses the uniqueness of local governance and politics. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
|
From  NEW! Research Methods and DesignFrom: Resisting Eviction |
In this chapter, Crosby provides a methodological blueprint for doing research with social movements. He describes his work with the Herongate Tenant Coalition as political activist ethnography, … | Andrew Crosby | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
|
From  Running on emptyClimate and environment |
The third chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? asserts that deeply recommitting to public transit is a requirement for slowing climate catastrophe. The author demonstrates how each of … | James Wilt | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
|
From  The Electric RevolutionFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter situates Hydro-Quebec and its impressive system and evolution in the context of the global electricity industry. It delves more into the history of H-Q and Quebec politics. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
|
From  Urban Water CrisesFrom: Dry Run |
Urban water crises are not just a thing of the future, they are happening all around us as long-term reductions in rainfall and runoff tie in with short-term multiyear droughts. In this chapter, … | Jerry Yudelson | 21 | 2010 | $2.10 Add |
|
From  Void Where ProhibitedFrom: No Place To Go |
In this chapter, the author demonstrates the importance of reducing public urination and defecation from a health perspective. She then highlights the complex interplay between access to washroom … | Lezlie Lowe | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
|
From  NEW! Water and Sewage: The Original Urban NetworksThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 3 explores the original urban networks, water and sewage systems. Topics discussed include the London Fire of 1666, water pumps, sewers and urban health. | John Lorinc | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
|
From NEW! Chapter 1Hiring a CAO |
In this chapter, the reader is a newly elected councillor representing both urban and rural areas who must choose a new CAO. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
|
From Chapter FourMountains of fire From: On Borrowed Time |
Evaluating the destructive force of volcanoes, their proclivity for carnage, and their apparent unpredictability. Subsequently analyzes the science and warning signs that help predict eruptions … | Gregor Craigie | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
|
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 |
|
From NEW! Heron Gate, Racial Stigma, and Strategic NeglectFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 5 offers a profile of Heron Gate Village. Crosbys analyzes statistics on community demographics and housing. With its high concentration of immigrants, refugees, and people of colour, … | Andrew Crosby | 17 | 2023 | $1.70 Add |
|
From Kicking Up a StinkFrom: No Place To Go |
This chapter examines the lack of attention given to public toilets in public planning documents, despite their importance to everyone. Lowe highlights a broad range of needs and relationships to … | Lezlie Lowe | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
