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Canadian cities in transition : local through global perspectives / edited by Trudi Bunting and Pierre Filion.
"This third edition of Canadian Cities in Transition has been completely revised and updated. Examining the uneven development and uncertain future of Canadian cities, 41 specialists in the field - urban geographers, political scientists, urban planners, civil engineers - offer state-of-the-art understanding of everything from the evolution of the Canadian urban system to site-specific design, problems of transportation and infrastructure, the containment of urban sprawl, the impacts of immigration and gentrification, and the sustainability of cities - both environmentally and economically."--BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195422198 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780195422191 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xi, 532 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 3rd ed.
- Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. ; Oxford University Press, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [468]-524) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Understanding twenty-first century urban structure : sustainability, uneveness, and uncertainty / Pierre Filion and Trudi Bunting -- Canadian cities in continental context : global and continental perspectives on Canadian urban development / Kim England and John Mercer -- Canadian urban system : growth and transition / Jim Simmons and Larry McCann -- Transitions in an era of globalization and world city growth / Trudi Bunting and Tod Rutherford -- Cities as land markets / Andrejs Skaburskis and Diana Mok -- Transportation and communication / Eric J. Miller -- Urban infrastructures / Igor Vojnovic -- Life stages, living arrangements, and lifestyles / Damaris Rose and Paul Villeneuve -- Urban social space / Robert A. Murdie and Carlos Teixeira -- Urban and suburban downtowns : trajectories of growth and decline / Pierre Filion and Gunter Gad -- Inner city / David Ley and Heather Frost -- Suburbs / Peter J. Smith -- City's countryside / Christopher Bryant and Clare J. A. Mitchell -- Employment in Canadian cities / William J. Coffey and Richard G. Shearmur -- Housing : dreams, responsibilities, and consequences / Richard Harris -- Dynamics of the Canadian retail environment / Ken Jones and Tony Hernandez -- City politics : municipalities and multi-level governance / Andrew Sancton -- Shaped by planning : the Canadian city through time / Jill Grant -- Contemporary planning / Raphaël Fischler and Jeanne M. Wolfe -- Canadian cities and the sustainability imperative / Kevin S. Hanna -- Metropolitan form and the environment / Hugh Millward -- Why micro-scale urban ecology matters / Stephen D. Murphy -- Being realistic about urban growth / Christopher Leo and Kathryn Anderson -- Immigration and urban change : national, regional, and local perspectives / Heidi Hoernig and Margaret Walton-Roberts -- Homelessness, housing affordability, and the new poverty / R. Alan Walks -- Re-placing Canadian cities : the challege of landscapes of 'desire' and 'despair' / Ute Lehrer -- Alternative future for urban Canada : challenges and opportunities / Larry S. Bourne -- Appendix A, Sources of information on Canadian cities / Paul Langlois -- Appendix B, Selected data on Canada's census metropolitan areas. |
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| Subject: | Cities and towns > Canada. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | HT 127 C32 2006 (Text) | 26040002792279 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
