Planning & Urban Development

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Wasauksing-Vancouver-Toronto

Wasauksing-Vancouver-Toronto

My Path Home

From: Subdivided

The author describes the struggle in her youth coming to terms with her First Nations identity. 10 $1.00 Add
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Water and Sewage: The Original Urban Networks
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Water and Sewage: The Original Urban Networks

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 3 explores the original urban networks, water and sewage systems. Topics discussed include the London Fire of 1666, water pumps, sewers and urban health. 10 $1.00 Add
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Water Use in the Home

Water Use in the Home

From: Dry Run

Let’s take a look now at residential water use, something that most of us are quite familiar with. The sources of water use inside the home with almost 60 percent goes for shower, toilet … 17 $1.70 Add
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We Can Live With That
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We Can Live With That

From: Messy Cities

Leslie Woo writes about the plan to evolve the Greater Golden Horseshoe region within Canada in the early 2000’s, and how bureaucratic short-sightedness eroded the plan’s potential and original … 7 $0.70 Add
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What Is Safety?
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What Is Safety?

From: Messy Cities

Kimahli Powell uses their experience with the Toronto-based charity, Rainbow Railroad, to explore what it means to provide a safe community for LGBTQIA+ individuals amidst a housing crisis. 7 $0.70 Add
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What the Eye Doesn’t See, It Walks Into
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What the Eye Doesn’t See, It Walks Into

From: Living Disability

Claire Steep discusses the accessibility problems within Canadian transportation hubs, including in downtown Toronto, and compares her experience with that of in the United Kingdom. 9 $0.90 Add
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Why Can’t We Sell Stuff Anyplace?
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Why Can’t We Sell Stuff Anyplace?

From: Messy Cities

John Lorinc discusses zoning rules that govern commercial activity, and the history of urban retail in cities around the world. 8 $0.80 Add
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‘You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers’
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‘You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers’

From: Living Disability

Interview with Adam Cohoon, who talks about growing up in Kincardine, Ontario, moving to Toronto, and the isolation of being disabled in the city as opposed to a closer-knit town. 8 $0.80 Add
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Your Microbial Orchestra

Your Microbial Orchestra

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

Microbes have been with humans for every step of our evolutionary journey. Symbiosis describes living in close proximity with mutual advantage — an apt description of our relationship with … ; 39 $3.90 Add