Planning & Urban Development

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Charging Ahead

Charging Ahead

Hydro-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 … ; 320 View
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Cities and Nation-States
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Cities and Nation-States

Section 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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas
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Cities, Communications Technology, and the Feedback Dilemmas

The 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. 12 $1.20 Add
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Cities for Women and Girls
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Cities for Women and Girls

From: 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. 7 $0.70 Add
Cities Matter
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Cities Matter

A 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 … 152 View
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City Instabilities
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City Instabilities

Section 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, … 7 $0.70 Add
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City Lights
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City Lights

The 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 … 13 $1.30 Add
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Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for Domicide

Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for Domicide

From: 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 … 27 $2.70 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

From: 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. 6 $0.60 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Subdivided

The author concludes that since the 1980s Toronto has become a complicated social space and divided city. 6 $0.60 Add
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Conclusion: Whose Messiness Is This, Anyway?
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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. 6 $0.60 Add
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Confessions of a First-Time Parade Organizer
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Confessions of a First-Time Parade Organizer

From: 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. 8 $0.80 Add
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Conjay’s First Walk Home
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Conjay’s First Walk Home

From: 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. 7 $0.70 Add
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Connections
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Connections

The 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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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Creating Demand

Creating Demand

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Culture and Mental Illness

Culture and Mental Illness

From: Subdivided

The author examines the racialized and cultural barriers to mental health access. 11 $1.10 Add