Planning & Urban Development

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The Smart Bill is Coming

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for Domicide

From: Resisting Eviction

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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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Creating Demand

From: Charging Ahead

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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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Neighbourhood Watch

Racial Profiling and Virtual Gated Communities

From: Subdivided

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The author explores the racialized assumptions of her neighbours found in online groups ostensibly designed to "protect" the community. 17 $1.70 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Transportation Planning and Traffic Management

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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Unsustainable transport systems not only are a major contributor to atmosphere change, but also lead to increasing congestion, longer commuting times, increasing demands for shorter work hours to … 19 $1.90 Add
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Planning Smart Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 3 explores planning smart cities. Topics discussed include transportation, census data,  what is meant by urban ‘blight’, public and city … 15 $1.50 Add
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The City Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 8 focuses on how urban growth impacts surrounding areas, discussing impact on rural areas, industrial diversity, the value of land to build factories, houses for workers and their … 4 $0.40 Add
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Accessing Education

An Immigrant's Story

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The story of Linda Yarde, a Jamaican immigrant, and her difficulty accessing education in 1970s Toronto. 15 $1.50 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Land Use and Urban Form

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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Sustainable land use can help invigorate communities, and provide considerable environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits. Redeveloping and reusing existing buildings and land can … 21 $2.10 Add
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Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of Trust

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 4 discusses questions of personal data. Topics discussed include open access, data and privacy, data bias, open data, and municipal dashboards. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The Hub/Entrepot City

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 9 examines entrepot cities, which are cities that serve as warehouses to export product from a nearby supply region as it is waiting to be transported to other markets. It discusses … 6 $0.60 Add
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Of Motors and Batteries

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter highlights some of H-Q’s commercial exploits as well as Karim Zaghib’s work and impacts on Hydro-Quebec. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Policing and Trust in the Hyper-Diverse City

From: Subdivided

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This chapter explores several democratic policing strategies, including the Prince Albert Model and the Los Angeles Model. 21 $2.10 Add
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Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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The Dream of the Smart City: Part 5 explores the possibility of green cities with smart innovation. Topics discussed include post-industrial cities, climate change, pollution, urban … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Supply Region

Section 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions

From: Cities Matter

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Chapter 10 explores supply regions also know as resource economies, which are areas that are endowed with highly demanded natural resources and exploited as such. This chapter discusses the … 5 $0.50 Add