Planning & Urban Development

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Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s management of community relations and social acceptability for its projects. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Notes

Notes

From: Subdivided

Notes ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Of Motors and Batteries

Of Motors and Batteries

From: Charging Ahead

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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Ordeal
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Ordeal

From: Seven Days in Halifax

In this chapter, Ashe describes the live TV evening panel of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," on community policy development in Halifax.Panelists and … 4 $0.40 Add
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Packrat City
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Packrat City

From: Messy Cities

Tatum Taylor Chaubal connects her “packrat” collecting tendencies with her role and values as a city heritage planner, advocating for these roles to include preserving the “messy urbanism” of the past. 4 $0.40 Add
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Painting the Town
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Painting the Town

From: Messy Cities

Dylan Reid and Leslie Woo discuss graffiti and its many qualities, and the case for street art in cities. 8 $0.80 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Transportation Planning and Traffic Management

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Land Use and Urban Form

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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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Placemaking for Community

Placemaking for Community

From: Common Threads

A “working landscape” in the city can be planned for use by the people who live there. Newly articulated land use options coupled with accessing the green waste from both invasive … 32 $3.20 Add
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Planning for Access. Planning for Change.
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Planning for Access. Planning for Change.

From: Living Disability

Sarah Manteuffel writes about her experiences creating more accessible communities as a community planner, and describes ways for more inclusive planning practices. 7 $0.70 Add
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Planning for an Unplanned City
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Planning for an Unplanned City

From: Messy Cities

Jason Thorne argues for factoring in “messy urbanism” and its challenges into how we plan our cities and to move away from a more top-down approach to city-building. 6 $0.60 Add
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Planning Smart Cities
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Planning Smart Cities

The Dream of the Smart City

From: Dream States

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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Policing and Trust in the Hyper-Diverse City

Policing and Trust in the Hyper-Diverse City

From: Subdivided

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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Political Highs and Lows

Political Highs and Lows

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at politics, evolutions in the energy industry, and Hydro-Quebec’s future. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Public Health in the Post-Covid Era
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Public Health in the Post-Covid Era

From: Messy Cities

Dr. Andrew Boozary writes about how the pandemic illustrated that public health and equity in Canada do not meet the standards many Canadians expect. 4 $0.40 Add