Planning & Urban Development
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From  NEW! A Beach Like No OtherFrom: Messy Cities |
Shari Kasman writes about Bloordale Beach, a guerrilla art project that grew organically among the community as a creative placemaking initiative. | Dylan Reid | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! A Farewell to El Gran BurritoFrom: Messy Cities |
The authors lament the loss of a beloved burrito establishment, unique in design and how it co-existed with its surroundings in a gentrifying Los Angeles neighbourhood. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! A Food Map of TorontoFrom: Messy Cities |
Karon Liu discusses their mental map of Toronto according to grocery stores, restaurants, and hidden gems. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! A Lifeline at the DoorFrom: Messy Cities |
Dr. Eileen de Villa writes about supervised consumption sites, their importance to the physical health, mental wellbeing, and community of their clients, as well as their perceived messiness by others. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From  A Tale of Two – or Three – CitiesGentrification and Community Consultations From: Subdivided |
The author examines the increasing polarization of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, both spatially and socially, and urges new urban planners to find ways to ensure people are not further … | Mariana Valverde | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
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From  A Tour de ForceFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter explores just how impressive Hydro-Quebec and its services are, considering H-Q have one of the biggest power systems on the continent with the "most reliable service." The … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From Accessing EducationAn Immigrant's Story From: Subdivided |
The story of Linda Yarde, a Jamaican immigrant, and her difficulty accessing education in 1970s Toronto. | Nicholas Davis | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
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From AcknowledgementsFrom: Subdivided |
Acknowledgements | Jay Pitter; John Lorinc | 1 | 2016 | $0.10 Add |
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From NEW! An Argument Worth HavingFrom: Messy Cities |
Chiyi Tam explains how conflict within communities has the capacity to net positive and democratic results, using her role in the Toronto Chinatown Land Trust as a key example. | Dylan Reid | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From An Overburdened PromiseArts Funding for Social Development From: Subdivided |
The four authors each discuss Toronto-based arts initiatives designed geared towards marginalized youth. | Ian Kamau; John Lorinc; Paul Nguyen; Ryan Paterson | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Another Fine Mess About RegionalismFrom: Messy Cities |
Sabine Matheson writes about her experience as an advisor to the government that debated the amalgamation of Toronto in the late 1990’s. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! Banquets and BelongingFrom: Messy Cities |
Sneha Mandhan writes about the cultural significance of banquet halls and convention centres. | Dylan Reid | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Beyond the Lawn: Meadow or Mess?From: Messy Cities |
Nina-Marie E. Lister writes about challenges posed by Toronto’s bylaw enforcements officers who attempt to regulate yards and gardens on private property. | Dylan Reid | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Biodiversity: Getting it Under Your Skin |
Humans often need to see threats to the environment, and, by extension to their health and survival. Progressive losses over time can dilute urgency and awareness. So can progressive gains. One … | Alan C. Logan; Susan L. Prescott | 24 | 2017 | $2.40 Add |
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From Brampton, a.k.a. BrowntownFrom: Subdivided |
The chapter explores the benefits of mixed communities and the pros/cons of ghettoism. | Noreen Ahmed-Ullah | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chaotic Unregulated Tokyo: The Quintessentially Messy City?From: Messy Cities |
Andre Sorensen argues that Tokyo is often praised by tourists as the quintessential messy city with no zoning laws, while Japan in fact operates strict zoning systems that are completely … | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
