Planning & Urban Development
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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 |
 NEW! Brotherhood |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Three of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on a session on Halifax Shipyards. He highlights the … | Robert Ashe | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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NEW! Cautious Oil |
In this chapter, Ashe describes events of Day Six of Halifx’ 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," focusing on offshore oil prospects for Nova Scotia and transportation issues. … | Robert Ashe | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 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 |
 Charging AheadHydro-Québec and the Future of Electricity |
Hydro-Québec manages one of the largest power grids on the continent. It is among the most profitable, the least expensive and the greenest. With a stunning renewable energy rate of 99.8 … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 320 | 2019 | View |
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From  NEW! Cities and Nation-StatesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback DilemmasThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 5 explores the dilemma of cities during the Cold War. Topics discussed include nuclear war, de-urbanization, Cold War anxieties, commercialization, telephones, and more. | John Lorinc | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Cities for Women and GirlsFrom: Messy Cities |
ElsaMarie D’Silva writes about the danger that crowded public spaces and transport potentially hold for female bodies, and that the chaotic nature of urban life can endanger vulnerable targets further. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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NEW! Cities MatterA Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist |
Why do cities exist? Can’t we find better ways of organizing life on earth? With the climate crisis and other environmental issues, are cities part of the problem? Or can they help solve … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 152 | 2022 | View |
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From NEW! City InstabilitiesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 5 examines the weaknesses of cities. The chapter focuses on exploring the built-in instabilities of cities such as congestion, pollution, crime, labour reducing process innovations, … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! City LightsThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 4 explores the history of lighting cities. Topics discussed include Billboards, gas lighting, electric lighting, darkness and crime, industrialization, public … | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for DomicideFrom: Resisting Eviction |
Chapter 9 continues a chronological trajectory documenting the wider struggle and events unfolding around the redevelopment proposal for the neighbourhood. Crosby provides a window into the … | Andrew Crosby | 27 | 2023 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! ConclusionFrom: Cities Matter |
The conclusion reflects on COVID-19’s impact on cities, urban anxiety, healthy cities, and what kind of society we want to live in. | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From ConclusionFrom: Subdivided |
The author concludes that since the 1980s Toronto has become a complicated social space and divided city. | J. David Hulchanski | 6 | 2016 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Conclusion: Whose Messiness Is This, Anyway?From: Messy Cities |
The editors of Messy Cities advocate for messy conditions which provide the opportunity for local and institutional change. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
