Planning & Urban Development
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From ![]() IntroductionThe Future of Electricity From: Charging Ahead |
Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionChapter 1 |
In the Introduction author Christopher Waters examines the new cycling boom taking place in Canada; across the country, bicycles are being increasingly used for more than recreation, becoming as … | Christopher Waters | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Dream States |
The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! IntroductionFrom: Messy Cities |
Co-editor Dylan Reid provides an overview of “messy urbanism”, explaining the overarching argument of the book which is that this disorder is necessary for cities to thrive. | Dylan Reid | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Introduction: Investigating Lawrence HeightsFrom: Caught in the Eye of the Storm: Urban Revitalization in Toronto's Lawrence Heights |
In this introduction, Careless explains the history of the Lawrence Heights revitalization in North York, Toronto, the largest public housing redevelopment in Canada. | John Careless | 20 | 2024 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Kick The CanFrom: No Place To Go |
This chapter considers public toilet use and needs from the perspective of homeless people, and the effects of anti-vandalism measures. | Lezlie Lowe | 20 | 2018 | $2.00 Add |
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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 |
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From ![]() King Car:The Automobile’s Golden Age From: Car Nation |
1945-1973. Analyzes the Great post-war boom in the car industry and argues that the automobile emblems of the era They represented a new industrial might, a new ethos of consumption and a new … | Dimitry Anastakis | 19 | 2008 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Leave the LeavesFrom: Messy Cities |
Lorraine Johnson writes about the benefits of leaf litter to local ecology in residential areas, and the ways this essential habitat is endangered in cities. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! ListeningFrom: Living Disability |
Jacqueline Valencia and Alexandria McDonough write about their relationship as mother-daughter and their experience commuting, particularly regarding Alex’s experience on the commute as an … | Alexandria McDonough; Jacqueline Valencia | 6 | 2024 | $0.60 Add |
![]() NEW! Living DisabilityBuilding Accessible Futures for Everybody |
This book brings together the perspectives of thirty-five disabled writers who explore disability justice, analyze urban systems, and propose more equitable approaches to city building. Essays … | 290 | View | ||
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From ![]() NEW! Living Loud: The Migration of a Steelpan SoundtrackFrom: Messy Cities |
Leslie Woo recounts her family gatherings in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Woo compares the noise present in their busy neighborhood in Trinidad to the lack of noise in Toronto. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
![]() NEW! Local Government in PracticeCases in Governance, Planning and Policy |
Local Government in Practice: Cases in Governance, Planning, and Policy equips students to effectively deal with contemporary challenges within local government. Through a series of … | Zachary Spicer | 330 | 2020 | View |
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From ![]() Locked downReimagining access for marginalized people |
Chapter six of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? considers the issue of access for marginalized people relating to the three automobility revolutions, and argues that these coming trends do not … | James Wilt | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Losing Your BicycleChapter 5 |
In Losing Your Bicycle Waters discusses the problems that can arise from the disappearance or theft of a bicycle. The chapter examines topics including property law as they pertain to bikes, the … | Christopher Waters | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Manufacturing automobilityThe anti-transit underpinnings of the “three revolutions” |
The second chapter of Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? outlines, defines and unpacks the implications of the three revolutions of automobility on the future of equitable public transit. The … | James Wilt | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |













