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Suburb, Slum, Urban Village

Transformations in Toronto’s Parkdale Neighbourhood, 1875-2002

UBC Press

A history of Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood, spanning three eras of suburban and urban development and examining the controversial planning practices that shaped it.

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Resilient Cities

Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change

Island Press
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Expansive Discourses

Urban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945–1978

Athabasca University Press

A groundbreaking study of how and why the interactions between local government and land developers in Calgary after the Second World War created a city that exemplifies urban sprawl.

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Urban Transformation

Understanding City Form and Design

Island Press
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Creating Vibrant Public Spaces

Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts

Island Press
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Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems

Principles and Practices

Island Press
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Creating a Modern Countryside

Liberalism and Land Resettlement in British Columbia

UBC Press
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The Option of Urbanism

Investing in a New American Dream

Island Press

Shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.

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Rehabilitating the Old City of Beijing

A Project in the Ju'er Hutong Neighbourhood

UBC Press

Wu Liangyong offers a new direction for the planning and development of China's capital.

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