Urban Studies
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From  NEW! Housing and Home as Key Sites of Struggle |
In this chapter, Medvedeva examines the 2020 Minneapolis housing crisis, tracing how communal action challenged a housing system shaped by centuries of racialized policy. | Nina Medvedeva | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! How Technology is Reshaping the Post-Pandemic CityConclusion From: Dream States |
Conclusion: part 2 explores how technology can be used in reshaping the post-pandemic cities. | John Lorinc | 12 | 2022 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Hub Cities and Transport CostsSection 1: The Economist’s City From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 2 explores transportation networks and hub cities, discussing topics including networks, ‘Transport Cost’ theory, and more. | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From  IndexFrom: Feminist City |
Index | Leslie Kern | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Intellectual CoolFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe outlines the regional planning initatives that took place in 1960s Halifax, in the context of economic decline, attempts at urban renewal, and the destruction of Africville. | Robert Ashe | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From IntroductionCity of Men From: Feminist City |
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 |
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From  Introduction |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown defines Toronto’s ravines and urban forests as the city’s greatest civic treasure. He asserts that the definition of a "world class city" is … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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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 |
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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 |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Dream States |
The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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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! LandFrom: Encampment |
Helwig outlines the many difficulties that the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church faced and continues to face. This includes complaints from neighbours, interference of City staffers … | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! LawFrom: Encampment |
This chapter describes the city’s attempt to clear the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church in order for a community group to plant a garden on the site. | Maggie Helwig | 24 | 2025 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! Lawyers in the Housing Justice Movement |
In this chapter, the authors examine how public interest lawyers in Los Angeles partnered with tenant organizers from 2020 to 2023 to advance housing justice. | Faizah Malik; Greg Bonnett | 15 | 2025 | $1.50 Add |
