Planning & Urban Development

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Demoviction 2016: Domicide and Redevelopment in Heron Gate

Demoviction 2016: Domicide and Redevelopment in Heron Gate

From: Resisting Eviction

Chapter 7 examines the first phase of eviction and demolition in Heron Gate in 2016. Crosby analyzes some of the discourses surrounding demoviction, such as revitalization, relocation, and … 16 $1.60 Add
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Demoviction 2018: Tenant Resistance to Domicide

Demoviction 2018: Tenant Resistance to Domicide

From: Resisting Eviction

Chapter 8 documents the second phase of demoviction in 2018 and the emergence of the Herongate Tenant Coalition to try and stop the evictions. Crosby explores a number of coalition tactics … 19 $1.90 Add
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Designing Dignified Social Housing

Designing Dignified Social Housing

From: Subdivided

The author highlights the need to add human dignity when discussing and designing new accessible housing. 19 $1.90 Add
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Designing Out Disorder
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Designing Out Disorder

From: Messy Cities

Cara Chellew writes about defensive urbanism, and the ways that attempts to control public space reduces its flexibility, threatening its social and political dimensions. 6 $0.60 Add
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Desire Lines in the Sand
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Desire Lines in the Sand

From: Messy Cities

Wesley Lincoln Reibeling explains how desire lines symbolize the spaces that queer people have carved for themselves outside conventional planning norms in society, and uses Hanlan’s Point on … 9 $0.90 Add
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Diversity Trumps Specialization
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Diversity Trumps Specialization

Section 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 14 explores Jacobs’ theory of diversity as the most important feature for thriving cities and urban economies. The chapter discusses topics including macroeconomics, economic … 8 $0.80 Add
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Dixie Road
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Dixie Road

From: Messy Cities

Fadi Masoud details how suburbs, like the ones on the edges of Toronto, are crucial entry points for immigrants, in spite of these spaces facing social and infrastructural challenges. 6 $0.60 Add
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Do-It-Yourself Power

Do-It-Yourself Power

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter examines self-generation of energy, looking at individuals and programs in Quebec that are taking different approaches to energy production and consumption, and how these approaches … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Doing Immigrant Resettlement Right

Doing Immigrant Resettlement Right

From: Subdivided

This chapter argues for immigrants to be included in the political process. 16 $1.60 Add
Dream States
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Dream States

Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias

Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … 290 View
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Economies of Agglomeration
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Economies of Agglomeration

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, … 10 $1.00 Add
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Enclosures of Public Spaces and Infrastructure

Enclosures of Public Spaces and Infrastructure

From: Think Like a Commoner

The city is one of the most fiercely contested arenas for market enclosures. Public squares, parks, walkways, sports arenas and the very face and identity of a city are being taken over by a cozy … 10 $1.00 Add
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Engineering the City
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Engineering the City

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 2 explores the physical building and engineering of cities. Topics discussed include construction, city-building technology, building blocks, hygiene, bridges, … 9 $0.90 Add
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Everything is Everything … But the Details Matter
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Everything is Everything … But the Details Matter

From: Messy Cities

Authors Alexandra Lambropoulous and Sami Ferwati argue that urban developments which ignore the local context of culture and socio-political dynamics will lead to failed urban spaces that lack … 7 $0.70 Add
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Finding Space for Spirituality

Finding Space for Spirituality

From: Subdivided

The author explores the racist opposition to the Meadowvale Islamic Centre in Mississauga. 11 $1.10 Add
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Flexible Streets
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Flexible Streets

From: Messy Cities

Dylan Reid writes about the accessibility of flexible streets for blind people, and the challenges that blurred boundaries between park, sidewalk, and street pose towards some pedestrians. 11 $1.10 Add