Planning & Urban Development
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From  NEW! The City RegionSection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
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 … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! The Collective Effervescence of Messy ParksFrom: Messy Cities |
Jake Tobin Garrett writes about how the pandemic broke previous understandings of public space for Canadians, specifically examining parks. | Dylan Reid | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From  The ContributorsFrom: Subdivided |
Short biographies of each contributor. | Jay Pitter; John Lorinc | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From The EditorsFrom: Subdivided |
Editor’s biographies. | Jay Pitter; John Lorinc | 1 | 2016 | $0.10 Add |
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From  The Electric RevolutionFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter situates Hydro-Quebec and its impressive system and evolution in the context of the global electricity industry. It delves more into the history of H-Q and Quebec politics. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Forward CitySection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 7 Economic literature now uses the term Jacobs’ agglomeration, and the term “forward city” is original to this text. The chapter describes “Jacobs … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Future is HereFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter explores challenges faced by Hydro-Quebec and the future of their system and technologies. It explores the possibility of H-Q getting involved in new energy alternatives, in … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From NEW! The Future of Montreal and 2nd-rank CitiesSection 4: Cities as a Dynamic Economy From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 15 reflects on the future of the city of Montreal, exploring topics including the history of Montreal, Jacobs’ opinion on Montreal, comparison to Boston, the challenges of being a … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! The Hub/Entrepot CitySection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
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 … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! The Politics of Smart CitiesThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: part 10 explores the politics of smart cities. Topics discussed include politics, think tanks, Privacy Legislation Reform, Regulatory Procedures, Data Governance, … | John Lorinc | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! The Quagmire of Mobility TechThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 6 explores urban mobility. Topics discussed include electrification, transportation, bike-share programs, walkability, the use of public space, autonomous … | John Lorinc | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From The Reactive CustomerFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s customers and their perception of H-Q. | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Readable CityFrom: Messy Cities |
Shawn Micallef explores how visually messy cities are easily understood by walking the streets themselves, and draws on examples from Berlin, Toronto, and other major cities across the world. | Dylan Reid | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Smart Bill is ComingFrom: Charging Ahead |
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 … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! The Special Case of AI and Big Data–Based PolicingThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 8 explores data-based policing. Topics discussed include facial recognition, surveillance networks., data-intensive policing technologies, and algorithms. | John Lorinc | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! The Supply RegionSection 3: Jacobs’ Spectrum of Economic Regions From: Cities Matter |
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 … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 5 | 2022 | $0.50 Add |
