Housing & Urban Development

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

“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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Paradoxes of Street Life

Paradoxes of Street Life

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Labour Empires

Labour Empires

From: Sweethearts

1970s the decline of specific trade unions (ie plasterers) and the building trades council wants to achieve labour unity in the city 8 $0.80 Add
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Leave the Leaves
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Leave the Leaves

From: 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. 7 $0.70 Add
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“The Tools You Need To Discover Who Your Are”

“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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Living Loud: The Migration of a Steelpan Soundtrack
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Living Loud: The Migration of a Steelpan Soundtrack

From: 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. 5 $0.50 Add
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Mapping Black Atlantic Performance Geographies

Mapping Black Atlantic Performance Geographies

From Slave Ship to Ghetto

From: Black Geographies

25 $2.50 Add
Messy Cities
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Messy Cities

Why We Can't Plan Everything

Featuring forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world, this book highlights the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to … 338 View
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Mexico City’s Eclectic Apartment Architecture
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Mexico City’s Eclectic Apartment Architecture

From: Messy Cities

Daniel Gordon writes about Mexico City’s apartment architecture, and the design guidelines across Canada that would label them undesirable, inappropriate, and problematic. 7 $0.70 Add
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Mitigating Harm to Women

Mitigating Harm to Women

From: Beyond Shelters

Describes the development of the transition house movement in Newfoundland and Labrador and how these centres have become anchors for the protection and safety of women in their communities. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Montreal
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Montreal

The Ambiguity of the Smart City

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

Chapter 7 explores Montreal’s various projects in the 21st century which were taken with the goal of integrating technology into the urban landscape. The chapter explores how different … 13 $1.30 Add
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Myths about the Tenant Class
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Myths about the Tenant Class

From: The Tenant Class

Ricardo examines societal perceptions of the average Canadian who rents property. Ricardo discusses home ownership as a staple of successful life in Canadian society and the cultural stigma … 14 $1.40 Add
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Evolving Roles and Identities

Evolving Roles and Identities

From: Staying Alive While Living The Life

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Neighbourhoods in Revolt

Neighbourhoods in Revolt

From: How We Changed Toronto

community reactions to development proposals in 1972 27 $2.70 Add
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No Regrets

No Regrets

From: Sweethearts

1970s Justice comes calling but there are no regrets, also dubious why some are called criminals and some not 10 $1.00 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: Feminist City

Author’s notes. 15 $1.50 Add