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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results30 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 3 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Canadian City Gerecke, Kent Book 1991 Based on the belief that a healthy city life is possible, this volume collects articles, stories and histories about the city and its people, covering aspects such as human and social relations, art a... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Cities Need More Public Transit, Not More Uber and Self-Driving Cars Cashman, Kevin Article 2016 In the near future, it is likely that cities will come under intense pressure to sacrifice public transportation in favor of new, private, car-dependent alternatives, even at a time when city planners... Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Curitiba: the Greenest city on Earth Barth, Brian Article 2014 Eco-savvy urban planners have been studying Brazil's seventh largest city for decades. The Death and Life of Great American Cities  Jacobs, Jane Book 1961 Jacobs' iconoclastic and brilliant observations on why cities work, and why they don't. Gentrification and Class Struggles in Barcelona, Spain: Interview with Etcétera Collective Kurti, Zhandarka; Varo, Manuel Article 2018 In an interview with the Barcelona-based collective Etcetera, the processes of urban development in one of the fastest gentrifying cities in Spain and their implications for potential movements and st... Goodman, Paul: Connexipedia Article Article American sociologist, poet, writer, anarchist, social critic, and public intellectual. (1911-1972). A Green City Program: For San Francisco Bay Area Cities & Towns Berg, Peter; Magilavy, Beryl, Zuckerman, Seth Book 1989 Ideas for green, sustainable cities. How We Changed Toronto: The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980 Sewell, John Book 2015 By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada's largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, high-rise apa... Liberal Dreams and Nature's Limits: Great Cities of North America Since 1600 Lemon, James T. Book 1996 An exploration of city life through time, focusing on the life [economically, socially, politically, etc.] of five large North American cities at various times in the past - Philadelphia during the ti... A New City Agenda Sewell, John Book 2004 While Canadians have quickly recognized the importance of healthy cities in their own lives and communities, governments have lagged far behind. In A New City Agenda, journalist and former mayor, John... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 18, 2017: Public Transit Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Public transit - good affordable public transit - is key to a liveable city. Around the world, there are movements of transit riders fighting for better public transit. A key perspective guiding many... The Secret History of Jaywalking: The Disturbing Reason It Was Outlawed - And Why We Should Lift the Ban Mangla, Ravi Article 2015 Mangla narrates the origins of jaywalking and the reason why it was made illegal. Seven News Serial Publication (Periodical) 1970 Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long... The Shape of the City: Toronto Struggles with Modern Planning Sewell, John Book 1993 John Sewell traces in urban planning from pre-Depression garden cities to postwar modernism and a revival of interest in the streetscape grid. Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay Engler, Yves; Mugyenyi, Bianca Book 2011 A global ecological critique of the American automobile addiction. The Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Duany, Andres; Plater-Zyberk; Elizabeth, Speck, Jeff Book 2000 The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually support... Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and their Governments Roseland, Mark Book 1992 The way our urban communities develop will largely determine our success or failure in overcoming environmental challenges and achieving sustainable development. Toward Sustainable Communities offer p... Towns for People Worpole, Ken Book 1992 Examines the pressures, lifestyle changes, and social factors that contributed to the decline in urban public life in the late 20th century. Turning Estates into Villages Monbiot, George Article 2010 How good planning can make us slimmer, fitter, safer and less lonely. The Uses of Disorder: Personal Identity and City Life Sennett, Richard Book 1970 An examination of the ways the modern city has failed, and an exploration of new modes of urban organization through which city life can become richer and more life-affirming. Utopian Essays and Practical Proposals Goodman, Paul Book 1951 Whatever the subject, Goodman asks: What blocks and limits human freedom, joy, and creativity? What tends to release, free, liberate? In criticizing society and life his purpose is to improve. Goodman... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesSeven News A community newspaper based in the 'Ward 7' area of Toronto: east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown. Seven New... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryArchitect fears Toronto may resemble New York Diemer, Ulli 1972 Developer and citizen advocate debate the future of the city. Google wants to run cities without being elected. Don't let it Sadowski, Jathan 2017 A new initiative will see Alphabet – the parent company of Google – take charge of redeveloping a waterfront district in Toronto. Here's why that's troubling. How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world Mead, Nick 2015 The author provides an overview of how bicycle use has monopolized the streets in Amsterdam to create an overall safer and environmentally city. From the Connexions ArchivesToronto Public Space Committee Organization profile published 2007 Organization We are dedicated to protecting our shared common spaces from commercial influence and privatisation. |
