Housing & Urban Development

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Shelters and Housing First

From: Beyond Shelters

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Describes how Dr. Sam Tsemberis ascertained through his work and research at the famed Bellevue Hospital that chronically homeless people could be stably housed with improved quality of life … 29 $2.90 Add
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Smart Cities as a Civic Leaders’ Survivor Game

The Lure of Innovation in a Competitive World

From: Smart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs

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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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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Tenants, a Social Class

From: The Tenant Class

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Ricardo discusses the socioeconomic characteristics of tenants in Canada and argues that they exist as an economically exploited social class. He examines the Canadian rental market by providing … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Harbord Class of ’33

From: Sweethearts

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Looks at the Harbord Class of 1933, comprised of Jews, and the discrimmination they faced from Hitler supporters 9 $0.90 Add
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The New Urban Poverty and Public Housing

From: Good Places to Live

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The Racial Logics of Property

From: Resisting Eviction

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In this chapter, Crosby begins by examining the origins and historical evolution of property relations in Canada’s national capital region, outlining some of the colonial tools deployed to … 10 $1.00 Add
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Working at Inner City Renovation

Changing Employees' Lives

From: Inner City Renovation

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“The Tools You Need To Discover Who Your Are”

Aboriginal Learners in Selected Adult Learning Centre in Winnipeg

From: In Their Own Voices

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“It’s Prime Land, and Why Would They Leave That to Poor People?”

Vancouver's Little Mountain Housing

From: Good Places to Live

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3. Gentrification is about Taste

From: Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies

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Chapter 3 focuses on how gentrification develops cultural capital or cultural power that feeds the continued gentrification of urban spaces. Topics discussed include the Cereal Killer Café … 23 $2.30 Add
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Back to the Future? The Choice Is Ours

From: Persistent Poverty

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Becoming Homeless

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Bubsey, Squeaky, Little Woody and the Weasel

From: Sweethearts

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1930-1949. Looks at the life of a Italian in Toronto during this time period who was involved with illegal activity. Introduced to the Zanini family 12 $1.20 Add
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City of Moms

From: Feminist City

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Kern examines how the bodies of pregnant women change the way they are perceived in public. 37 $3.70 Add
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Employee Journeys

From: Inner City Renovation

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Getting Down to Work

From: How We Changed Toronto

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Deals with his first years in office – 1969 – 1972 30 $3.00 Add