Planning & Urban Development
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From  NEW! IntroductionFrom: Cities Matter |
Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! IntroductionFrom: Messy Cities |
Co-editor Dylan Reid provides an overview of “messy urbanism”, explaining the overarching argument of the book which is that this disorder is necessary for cities to thrive. | Dylan Reid | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Jacobs’ Theory of Import ReplacementSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 4 focuses on Jane Jacobs’ theory of import replacement, discussing local markets, variety, the example of Quebec and Québécois language and cultural preferences as an … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Leave the LeavesFrom: Messy Cities |
Lorraine Johnson writes about the benefits of leaf litter to local ecology in residential areas, and the ways this essential habitat is endangered in cities. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Life in the City In-BetweenFrom: Subdivided |
A photo-essay of Toronto’s inner and outer suburbs. | Shawn Micallef | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Living Loud: The Migration of a Steelpan SoundtrackFrom: Messy Cities |
Leslie Woo recounts her family gatherings in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Woo compares the noise present in their busy neighborhood in Trinidad to the lack of noise in Toronto. | Dylan Reid | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Masters in their Own HouseFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s relationships with Quebec’s Indigenous communities (such as Quebec’s Cree, Inuit, and Innu communities), and the history of these relations. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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NEW! Messy CitiesWhy We Can't Plan Everything |
Featuring forty-three essays by a range of writers from around the world, this book highlights the role of messy urbanism in enabling creativity, enterprise, and grassroots initiatives to … | 338 | View | ||
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From NEW! Mexico City’s Eclectic Apartment ArchitectureFrom: Messy Cities |
Daniel Gordon writes about Mexico City’s apartment architecture, and the design guidelines across Canada that would label them undesirable, inappropriate, and problematic. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Minding the CityFrom: Living Disability |
Corey Bialek writes about what living with double depression means for going outside and getting around a city, and how the way we design public spaces impacts mental health. | Corey Bialek | 10 | 2024 | $1.00 Add |
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From Mobility in the Divided CityFrom: Subdivided |
This chapter highlights Toronto’s need to build better transport links to serve and connect all corners of the city. | Eric Mann | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
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From Model CitizensFrom: Subdivided |
The chapter focuses on increasing local engagement in government and in turn, recognizing the political leadership of underrepresented groups. | Andrea Gunraj | 16 | 2016 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! My TeacherFrom: Messy Cities |
Carolynne Crawley writes about Mama Snapping Turtle, who lives in Toronto’s High Park, and their advocacy work for further Turtle relatives in city parks. | Dylan Reid | 4 | 2025 | $0.40 Add |
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From Navigating the City with an Invisible IllnessThe Story of Dorothy From: Subdivided |
This chapter focuses on access to urban mental health resources. | Denise DaCosta | 4 | 2016 | $0.40 Add |
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From Neighbourhood WatchRacial Profiling and Virtual Gated Communities From: Subdivided |
The author explores the racialized assumptions of her neighbours found in online groups ostensibly designed to "protect" the community. | Asmaa Malik | 17 | 2016 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Non-humans (heard and Unheard)From: Messy Cities |
Kite and Robbie Wing discuss workshops they lead, combining Indigenous listening practices and the urban or built environment to inform each participant’s perception of the workshop. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
