Urban Studies

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
NEW! Cities Matter A Montrealer’s Ode to Jane Jacobs, Economist bar	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 States Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias Coach House Books	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 City A Toolkit for Setting up a Successful Urban Farm New Society Publishers	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 City A Field Guide Between The Lines	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 Time North America's Next Big Quake Goose Lane Editions	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
From Acknowledgements From: Feminist City Preview Between The Lines	Kern’s acknowledgements	Leslie Kern	2	2019	$0.20 Add
From Introduction From: Farm the City Preview New Society Publishers	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 Introduction Christchurch and what it means for North America From: On Borrowed Time Preview Goose Lane Editions	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! Introduction From: Dream States Preview Coach House Books	The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city.	John Lorinc	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Cities Matter Preview bar	-	Charles-Albert Ramsay	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Chapter 1 Planning From: Farm the City Preview New Society Publishers	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 One Unearthing the risk in Cascadia From: On Borrowed Time Preview Goose Lane Editions	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! Connections The Technology of Cities From: Dream States Preview Coach House Books	The Technology of Cities: Part 1 explores how urban development intersects and is shaped by the larger political, social, and technological advancements happening around it. Topics discussed …	John Lorinc	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Economies of Agglomeration Section 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter Preview bar	Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, …	Charles-Albert Ramsay	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Introduction City of Men From: Feminist City Preview Between The Lines	Kern argues that women have always been viewed as a problem for the modern city: but there are alternatives grounded in ideas and notions of urban feminism.	Leslie Kern	23	2019	$2.30 Add
From Chapter 2 Growing From: Farm the City Preview New Society Publishers	This lengthy and comprehensive chapter about growing covers all practical aspects of growing food in urban, paved or contaminated environments including the infrastructure, such as greenhouses …	Michael Ableman	56	2020	$5.60 Add

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