The Form Of Cities In Central Canada

Author : Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon,James W. Simmons
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1973-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442650725

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The Form of Cities in Central Canada by Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon,James W. Simmons Pdf

Do Canadian cities have a distinctive form? How has this form evolved over time; and what has been the impact of growth, transportation changes and differing lifestyles on the contemporary Canadian urban environment? The research summarized in the present volume is directed at these kinds of questions. This book is an anthology of research papers and reports building around a common theme: urban development in Central Canada. Within this context, specific interests focus on the spatial structure of the city, land use distributions, patterns of population density and intercity migration, networks of interaction, communities, and lives. This collection of papers will be of interest as a general reference which is not just descriptive, but one which includes a range of examples of analytical approaches. As such it is also designed as a contribution to the growing literature on urban research and policy formulation in Canada. (University of Toronto Department of Geography Research Publications 12)

Author : Larry S. Bourne,R. D. MacKinnon,J. W. Simmons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 060816559X

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The Form of Cities in Central Canada by Larry S. Bourne,R. D. MacKinnon,J. W. Simmons Pdf

Author : Trudi E. Bunting,Pierre Filion
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064917225

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Canadian Cities in Transition by Trudi E. Bunting,Pierre Filion Pdf

As the federal government's recent 'New Deal for Cities' suggests, the importance of cities is now widely recognized. Large urban centres are seen at once as primary engines of the economy and as concentrations of societal problems: poverty, homelessness, criminality, environmental degradation. Calls are thus mounting not only for the allocation of more resources but for the adoption of new policies, grounded in urban realities, that will enable Canadian cities to function more effectively. 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. The 27 chapters are supported by abundant illustrative material-maps, tables, figures, and photographs-and followed by two appendices, one discussing the changing nature of urban research and the other presenting essential data on Canada's census metropolitan areas. In addition, for the first time this new edition includes a comprehensive bibliography. Required reading for students of Canadian urban geography and urban studies, Canadian Cities in Transition: Local Through Global Perspectives will also be an invaluable resource for anyone concerned about the future of Canada's cities. Book jacket.

Author : Trudi E. Bunting,Pierre Filion
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028485428

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Canadian Cities in Transition by Trudi E. Bunting,Pierre Filion Pdf

Canadian Cities in Transition brings together newly commissioned articles in order to provide a detailed overview of recent trends affecting Canadian cities, and future policy implications these trends will have on Canadian cities. Aimed at students studying urban geography, and focusing specifically on the Canadian city, it provides the most current research available. Divided into five sections--national perspectives, regional perspectives, intra-urban perspectives, urban functions, and social issues and the public sector--the book covers a wide range of subjects. Starting with the Canadian city in the global context, and urbanization in historical perspective, it concludes with an examination of issues such as the inner city, housing, the urban retail landscape, and planning and development.The second edition is a significant revision from the first, with numerous new articles, new contributors, and a much more closely linked editorial structure. The new second edition includes more emphasis on planning, on the environment, and on urban design, as well as more information on the contemporary social and economic transformations which are affecting society as a whole and echoed in cities.

Author : Gilbert A. Stelter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : NWU:35556019567346

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Cities and Urbanization by Gilbert A. Stelter Pdf

Author : Michael Goldberg,John Mercer
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774843294

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The Myth of the North American City by Michael Goldberg,John Mercer Pdf

The continuing tendency to "continentalize" Canadian issues has been particularly marked in the area of urban studies where United States-based research findings, methodologies, and attitudes have held sway. In this book, Goldberg and Mercer demonstrate that the label "North American City" as widely used is inappropriate and misleading in discussion of the distinctive Canadian urban environment. Examining such elements of the cultural context as mass values, social and demographic structures, the economy, and political institutions, they reveal salient differences between Canada and the United States.

Author : John N. Jackson
Publisher : Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UCAL:B4295853

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The Canadian City by John N. Jackson Pdf

Author : Larry S. Bourne,David Ley
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0773509720

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The Changing Social Geography of Canadian Cities by Larry S. Bourne,David Ley Pdf

The contributors to this volume demonstrate the richness and diversity of the social landscapes and communities in Canadian urban centres, emphasizing changes which occurred in the period from the mid 1960s to the early 1990s. The nineteen non-technical and integrative essays include reviews of the literature, empirical studies, and discussions of policy issues. CONTENTS Introduction * The Social Context and Diversity of Urban Canada -- David F. Ley and Larry S. Bourne Part One - Patterns: People and Place in Urban Canada * Evolving Urban Landscapes -- D.W. Holdsworth * Measuring the Social Ecology of Cities -- W.K.D. Davies and R.A. Murdie * Demography, Living Arrangement, and Residential Geography -- J.R. Miron * Urban Social Behaviour in Time and Space -- D.G. Janelle Part Two - Contexts: Social Structure and Urban Space * Migration, Mobility, and Population Redistribution -- E.G. Moore and M.W. Rosenberg * The Emerging Ethnocultural Mosaic -- S.H. Olson and A.L. Kobayashi * Work, Labour Markets, and Households in Transition -- D. Rose and P. Villeneuve * Housing Markets, Community Development, and Neighbourhood Change -- Larry S. Bourne and T. Bunting Part Three - Places: Selected Locales * Integrating Production and Consumption: Industry, Class, Ethnicity, and the Jews of Toronto -- D. Hiebert * Past Elites and Present Gentry: Neighbourhoods of Privilege in the Inner City -- David F. Ley * From Periphery to Centre: The Changing Geography of the Suburbs -- L.J. Evenden and G.E. Walker * The Social Geography of Small Towns -- J.C. Everitt and A.M. Gill Part Four - Needs: Social Well-being and Public Policy * Social Planning and the Welfare State -- J.T. Lemon * The Meaning of Home, Home Ownership, and Public Policy -- R. Harris and G.J. Pratt * Homelessness -- M.J. Dear and J. Wolch * Geography of Urban Health -- S.M. Taylor * Changing Access to Public and Private Services: Non-family Childcare -- S. Mackenzie and M. Truelove * Cities as a Social Responsibility: Planning and Urban Form -- P.J. Smith and P.W. Moore

Author : Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon,Jay Siegel,James W. Simmons
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1974-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442650718

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Urban Futures for Central Canada by Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon,Jay Siegel,James W. Simmons Pdf

Urban problems are now a dominant social issue: the essays in this volume consider the direction some of these problems may take in Central Canada. Three broad themes are discussed: forecasting (a spectrum of methodologies and urban forecasts); assessing the consequences of these forecasts at two levels (the growth of cities as an urban system and the growth and form of individual cities or urban regions); and assessing the role of changes in public policy. Specific topics include forecasting methodology in a spatial context, population and employment growth, migration, transportation, innovations, communication linkages, regional economic structure, economic fluctuations, the effects of public policy controls within a system of cities, land use and redevelopment, household mobility and social change, the spread of urban fields, and communities and neighbourhoods within cities.

Author : Gilbert Arthur Stelter,Alan F. J. Artibise
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UCAL:B4362301

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Power and Place by Gilbert Arthur Stelter,Alan F. J. Artibise Pdf

Based on papers originally presented at the Canadian-American Urban Development Conference held at the University of Guelph in August 1982.

Author : Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1972-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442650701

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Urban Systems Development in Central Canada by Larry S. Bourne,Ross D. MacKinnon Pdf

This anthology of research is divided into five sections: definition of the urban system, structural characteristics, distribution of urban growth, transportation networks and interaction between cities, and the impact of growth on urban behaviour and the rural economy. Each section is preceded by the editors' comments. This is an excellent general reference on urbanization in Canada; it complements existing and largely American-based texts and should stimulate the student's interest in research on the unique Canadian urban milieu. (Department of Geography Research Publication 9)

Author : Humphrey Carver
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1962-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442654501

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Cities in the Suburbs by Humphrey Carver Pdf

We are all familiar with the almost ritual lament about the desolation and sameness of the suburbs that surround our modern cities. Is this complaint inevitable or can something be done to lend variety, colour, and meaning to these spreading areas? In a book full of good questions and apt illustrations, Mr. Carver examines what has provided a sense of community for city groupings of the past and how leading planners of our day (Ebenezer Howard, Frank Lloyd Wright) have suggested it be found for modern cities. His own proposal for achieving this goal is a very simple one and originates in the earlier views of a city as a place in which an urban society achieves its individual character by congregating around its own social institutions. Somehow today we have to recover this simple idea about a city and apply it to the contemporary sprawling urban region. "The exposing metropolis" is a good descriptive term for the modern city, with its social institutions removed from the original centre and scattered into the suburbs. Now we should try to rearrange suburban growth so that each new community can grow up around its own vigorous and attractive "Town Centre," a place that can command the interest and pride of those who live immediately around it. These small cities in our suburbs would not just be dormitories for their central core city, but rather communities in their own right and the new kind of town centre would give a focus for their social, political, and cultural life. The idea of metropolitan or regional government for large urban areas has been much debated in Canada. But there has not been a clear view of how such governments could give birth to new daughter communities around them. The establishment of new "Town Centres" in growing suburban areas would be a workable method of helping these new settlements through a period of growth. Housing and commercial developments would then be able to gather in an organized fashion around the focal point in a regional plan. It is hoped this suggestion will be taken up by local politicians and their professional staffs but they cannot steer towards long-term objectives of this kind unless the general public understands the general philosophy involved. This is a lively book, hopeful in its suggestions and cheerful in its phrasing, and it should provoke eager discussion. It is illustrated with unusual line drawings to point up the argument and with many photographs.

Author : George A. Nader
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : UOM:39015002611542

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Cities of Canada: Profiles of fifteen metropolitan centres by George A. Nader Pdf

Author : Maurice Yeates
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015041760896

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The North American City by Maurice Yeates Pdf

In the twenty-five years since The North American City was first published, urban geography has become one of the most important and vital areas in geography. The fifth edition of this classic text has been thoroughly revised and expanded to include the wide range of urban interests and theoretical approaches being applied to urban questions today.

Author : R. M. Donaldson
Publisher : CNIB, [197-]
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : PSU:000000314770

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A Canadian's Urban Environment by R. M. Donaldson Pdf

A straight forward, concise, and systematic exploration of fundamental concepts in urban geography.