Urban Studies
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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NEW! Cities MatterA Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist |
Why do cities exist? Can’t we find better ways of organizing life on earth? With the climate crisis and other environmental issues, are cities part of the problem? Or can they help solve … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 152 | 2022 | View |
NEW! Dream StatesSmart 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, … | John Lorinc | 290 | 2022 | View |
Farm the CityA Toolkit for Setting up a Successful Urban Farm |
Urban farming has the power to change diets, economies, and lives. Yet starting an urban farm can seem daunting with skills and knowledge that extend beyond growing to include marketing, sales, … | Michael Ableman | 130 | 2020 | View |
Feminist CityA Field Guide |
Leslie Kern wants your city to be feminist. An intrepid feminist geographer, Kern combines memoir, theory, pop culture, and geography in this collection of essays that invites the reader to think … | Leslie Kern | 216 | 2019 | View |
On Borrowed TimeNorth America's Next Big Quake |
Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a … | Gregor Craigie | 248 | 2021 | View |
NEW! The Tenant Class |
In this trailblazing manifesto, political economist Ricardo Tranjan places tenants and landlords on either side of the class divide that splits North American society. What if there is no housing … | Ricardo Tranjan | 145 | 2023 | View |
Toronto’s Ravines and Urban ForestsTheir natural heritage and local history |
No matter where you are in Toronto, you are close to a ravine. In these often-hidden places you can find an astonishing diversity of birds, flowers, and trees. Jason Ramsay-Brown has spent twenty … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 200 | 2020 | View |
From AcknowledgementsFrom: Feminist City |
Kern’s acknowledgements | Leslie Kern | 2 | 2019 | $0.20 Add |
From Foreword |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes how changes in government policy and community use over the last five years are influencing the health and welfare of Toronto’s natural heritage … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
From IntroductionChristchurch and what it means for North America From: On Borrowed Time |
An examination of the destruction and tragedy of the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, as well as its implications for metropolitan cities in North America. | Gregor Craigie | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Cities Matter |
Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add | |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Dream States |
The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: Farm the City |
The introduction indicates that this book is a guide for creating urban farms that produce significant amounts of food while employing people who would most benefit from full time, meaningful … | Michael Ableman | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
From Chapter 1Planning From: Farm the City |
The first chapter discusses the process of planning an urban farm. Topics include the importance of clear missions, the necessity of experiential and financial capital to starting successful … | Michael Ableman | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
From Chapter OneUnearthing the risk in Cascadia From: On Borrowed Time |
This chapter examines officials’ attempts to downplay or dismiss the risk of earthquakes since the discovery of the North American Pacific West Coast. Pieces together the events of the … | Gregor Craigie | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
From NEW! Confronting Financialization to Prevent Homelessness |
In this chapter, Katlin Schwan asks us to consider how financialization, specifically the financialization of housing is contributing to the homelessness epidemic. Increasing rental prices, the … | Kaitlin Schwan | 12 | 2024 | $1.20 Add |