Urban Futures for Central Canada
Urban Futures for Central Canada

Author: Larry S. Bourne

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1974-12-15

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 1442650710

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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.

Sourcebook on the Environment
Sourcebook on the Environment

Author: Kenneth A. Hammond

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1978-05

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 9780226315225

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Literature survey providing a guide to selected aspects of the environment - covers environmental protection, ecology, quality of life, urban development, environmental modifications relating to water quality, nature conservation, transport, etc., and includes a chronology of relevant laws, a directory of organizations and bibliographys.

Urban Sociology in Canada
Urban Sociology in Canada

Author: Peter McGahan

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1483141918

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Urban Sociology in Canada, Second Edition introduces the fundamentals of the theoretical structure of Canadian urban studies. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that are organized into six parts. The text provides census data of various Canadian cities along with urban empirical studies to help illustrate the generalization and concepts. The book first covers the classical foundations of urban sociology, and then proceeds to discussing the growth of urban system. The third part talks about the process of entrance to the urban system, while the fourth part deals with the spatial shape of the urban system. The last two parts tackle urbanism and the regulation of urban system, respectively. The book will be of great use to social scientists who involve urban population as the main demographics of their research study.

A Social Geography of Canada
A Social Geography of Canada

Author: Guy M. Robinson

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2013-12-30

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1459727711

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This collection of essays focus on subjects which formed the basis of his life's work -- the changing character of Canadian landscape and society, and the urbanization of that society, including aspects of its historical evolution, its present spacial forms and current social issues.

Usable Urban Past Planning and Politics
Usable Urban Past Planning and Politics

Author: Alan F.J. Artibise

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1980-11-15

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0773580646

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This collection of original essays serves both the historians and geographers who seek a deeper understanding of Canada's urban past, and the planners, politicians and citizens who seek to preserve or to change their cities today.

Urban Sustainability
Urban Sustainability

Author: Ann Dale

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2012-09-24

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 144266178X

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Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making. Urban Sustainability is the first book to provide an applied interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in this area. Bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore leading innovations on the ground, this volume combines the theoretical underpinnings of urban sustainability with current practices through highly readable narrative case studies. The contributors also provide fresh perspectives on how issues related to sustainable urban planning and development can be reconciled through collaborative partnerships and engagement processes.