Recently added articles from Canadian Journal of Urban Research:
Editor's introduction/L'introduction du redacteur.
Jun 22, 2008; Skelton, Ian ... Canadian Planning and Policy--Amenagement et politique au Canada is an annual supplement of the Canadian Journal of Urban Research--Revue canadienne de recherche urbaine. It is funded by the generous support of the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs, the Canadian ...
Territorial planning experimentation in Quebec.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; Proulx, Marc-Urbain ... Abstract Over the last four decades, Quebec has experimented with different procedures for territorial planning, which have been largely concerned with the rational allocation of public resources while focussing strongly on a strategic framework. Each experiment generated ...
Improving the interface between urban municipalities and aboriginal communities.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; Walker, Ryan C. ... Abstract The ways in which urban municipalities understand and work within the context of Aboriginal community aspirations and needs will affect the quality of future urban development, in physical, social, economic and cultural sectors. Planning is central to shaping the ...
Indigenous planning--an emerging context.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; Jojola, Ted ... To develop a professional organization that advocates for a community development approach based on an indigenous planning paradigm. The practice of indigenous planning is predicated on adhering to land-tenure traditions and upholding the unique cultural worldviews of indigenous ...
Le zonage et la classification des usages de restauration et de commerces d'alimentation : une mesure d'urbanisme pour diminuer l'epidemie d'obesite?(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; Paquin, Sophie ... Abstract This research project, which links the disciplines of urban planning and public health, studies land use for commercial food establishments and restaurants permitted by municipal zoning policies and relates this question to the problem of obesity. This article looks at ...
Places/spaces of celebration and protest: citizenship, civic conversations and the promotion of rights and obligations.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; Hracs, Brian J. ... Abstract Built places/spaces have long been sites for civic conversations and the engagement of citizens to exercise their rights to celebrate, protest and bear witness. Two basic propositions concerning civic conversations, collective interests, as well as rights and ...
Social mix and Canadian public housing redevelopment: experiences in Toronto.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; August, Martine ... Abstract The idea of social mix in Western planning thought has fluctuated in popularity since it emerged in Britain in the 1800s. Support resurged after WWII, again in the 1960s and 1970s, and in the 1990s social mix emerged as part of a 'new' conventional wisdom in planning ...
Chavan, Abhijeet, Christian Peralta and Christopher Steins, eds.: Planetizen Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning.(Book review)
Jun 22, 2008; McGovern, Patrick S. ... Chavan, Abhijeet, Christian Peralta and Christopher Steins, eds. Planetizen Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning. Washington: Island Press, 2007. 183 pp. ISBN: 1597261335 Planetizen Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning presents ...
Hackworth, Jason: The Neoliberal City: Governance, Ideology and Development in American Urbanism.(Book review)
Jun 22, 2008; Thomas, Huw ... Hackworth, Jason The Neoliberal City: Governance, Ideology and Development in American Urbanism. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007. 205 pp. ISBN: 9780801473036 (pbk) In this readable book Jason Hackworth provides an account of ...
Harper, Thomas L. and Stanley M. Stein: Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society: Critically Liberal, Pragmatic, Incremental.(Book review)
Jun 22, 2008; Filion, Pierre ... Harper, Thomas L. and Stanley M. Stein Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society: Critically Liberal, Pragmatic, Incremental. 350 pp. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research--CUPR Press, 2006. ISBN: 0882851799 (paper) ...
Homer-Dixon, Thomas: The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilizations.(Making Planning Work: A Guide to Approaches and Skills)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2008; Harper, Thomas ... Homer-Dixon, Thomas The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilizations. Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2006. 429 pp. ISBN: 9780676977226 Hague, Cliff, Patrick Wakely, Julie Crespin and Chris Jako ...