From the 1870s to the 1950s, waves of immigrants to Toronto - Irish, Jewish, Chinese and Italian, among others - landed in 'The Ward' in the centre of downtown. Deemed a slum, the area was crammed with derelict housing and...
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
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Author:Tracey, DavidSummary:Urban Agriculture is packed with ideas and designs for anyone interested in joining the new food revolution. First-time farmers and green thumbs alike will find advice on growing healthy, delicious, affordable food in urban settings....
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Author:James, SarahSummary:Sustainability may seem like one more buzzword and cities and towns like the last places to change, but The Natural Step for Communities provides inspiring examples of communities that have made dramatic changes toward sustainability...
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Author:Walljasper, Jay.Summary:Abandoned lots and litter-strewn pathways, or rows of green beans and pockets of wildflowers' Graffiti-marked walls and desolate bus stops, or shady refuges and comfortable seating' What transforms a dingy, inhospitable area into a...
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Author:Mumford, LewisSummary:A visionary survey of urbanism from the Middle Ages to the late 1930s, with a new introduction by Thomas Fisher Considered among the greatest works of Lewis Mumford-a prolific historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and...
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Author:Estill, LyleSummary:"In Small is Possible, Estill chronicles the failures and victories of an ongoing movement for sustainability and local resiliency in Chatham County, located in the piedmont region of North Carolina. Estill is a legitimate source...
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Author:Summary:In contemporary Western society, urban development is regarded as an unfortunate blight from which nature provides a much-needed respite. This apparent dichotomy ignores the interdependence between human settlement and the natural world...
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Author:Register, RichardSummary:Most of the world's population now lives in cities. So if we are to address the problems of environmental deterioration and peak oil adequately, the city has to be a major focus of attention. Ecocities is about re-building cities...
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Author:Walker, Liz.Summary:We all want a sustainable future, but what does it look like, and how do we get there' In Ithaca, New York, a new culture is blossoming-one that values cooperation, local production, environmental stewardship, social justice, and...
