Planning & Urban Development
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 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 |
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From NEW! Confessions of a First-Time Parade OrganizerFrom: Messy Cities |
Zahra Ebrahim writes about organizing a parade in her Toronto west end neighbourhood of the Junction Triangle, its route around infrastructure, and the vibrant community celebration that ensued. | Dylan Reid | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Conjay’s First Walk HomeFrom: Messy Cities |
Tura Cousins Wilson and Shane Laptiste explore Little Jamaica in Toronto’s historic Caribbean community, and trace its history from the 1960’s to its imagined future in 2035. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! ConnectionsThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 1 explores how urban development intersects and is shaped by the larger political, social, and technological advancements happening around it. Topics discussed … | John Lorinc | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From Creating DemandFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From Culture and Mental IllnessFrom: Subdivided |
The author examines the racialized and cultural barriers to mental health access. | Karen Pitter | 11 | 2016 | $1.10 Add |
