Planning & Urban Development
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From  NEW! Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback DilemmasThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. | John Lorinc | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Cities for Women and GirlsFrom: Messy Cities |
ElsaMarie D’Silva writes about the danger that crowded public spaces and transport potentially hold for female bodies, and that the chaotic nature of urban life can endanger vulnerable targets further. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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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 |
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From  Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for DomicideFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 9 continues a chronological trajectory documenting the wider struggle and events unfolding around the redevelopment proposal for the neighbourhood. Crosby provides a window into the … | Andrew Crosby | 27 | 2023 | $2.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Conclusion |
The conclusion chapter weaves together the main themes and cases of the book via another case study that humanizes the local government environment. | Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Conclusion: Whose Messiness Is This, Anyway?From: Messy Cities |
The editors of Messy Cities advocate for messy conditions which provide the opportunity for local and institutional change. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Confessions of a First-Time Parade OrganizerFrom: Messy Cities |
Zahra Ebrahim writes about organizing a parade in her Toronto west end neighbourhood of the Junction Triangle, its route around infrastructure, and the vibrant community celebration that ensued. | Dylan Reid | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Conjay’s First Walk HomeFrom: Messy Cities |
Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste explore Little Jamaica in Toronto’s historic Caribbean community, and trace its history from the 1960’s to its imagined future in 2035. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! ConnectionsThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 1 explores how urban development intersects and is shaped by the larger political, social, and technological advancements happening around it. Topics discussed … | John Lorinc | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Creating DemandFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Credits |
Joseph Lyons; Kate Graham; Zachary Spicer | 1 | 2020 | $0.10 Add | |
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From  Crowding outCongestion and safety |
The fifth chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? evaluates the three revolutions using the criteria of congestion and safety. The author demonstrates that cars of any kind will not solve … | James Wilt | 21 | 2020 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! DaisyFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Four of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on Black communites. He highlights the testimony of … | Robert Ashe | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From Data minecraftSurveillance and policing |
Chapter seven of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers surveillance and policing of digital data associated with the new transportation revolution technologies. The author finds the new … | James Wilt | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From Demoviction 2016: Domicide and Redevelopment in Heron GateFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 7 examines the first phase of eviction and demolition in Heron Gate in 2016. Crosby analyzes some of the discourses surrounding demoviction, such as revitalization, relocation, and … | Andrew Crosby | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From Demoviction 2018: Tenant Resistance to DomicideFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 8 documents the second phase of demoviction in 2018 and the emergence of the Herongate Tenant Coalition to try and stop the evictions. Crosby explores a number of coalition tactics … | Andrew Crosby | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
