Urban Studies: A Canadian Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781138051065 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 296 str.

N. H. Lithwick; Gilles Paquet

Opis

This study, first published in 1968, was one of the first books on Canada s urban development, bringing together the viewpoints of professionals who had studied various aspects of city growth economic, social, geographic, political. The book demonstrates the effectiveness and potential of the cross-disciplinary approach and will prove useful to all those interested in the future of our cities."

Spis treści

Preface;  Introduction;  1. Prolegomena to Urban Analysis N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet;  Part One: Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Approach;  2. Urban Growth and Regional Contagion N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet  3. Urban Growth and the Concept of Functional Region D. Michael Ray  4. Urban Land Use: An Economic-Geographic Concept N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet;  Part Two: Urban Analysis: Some Case Studies;  5. The Economics of Urban Land Use N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet  6. The Integration of Metropolitan Federations: The Interaction of Political Theory and Urban Phenomena Harold Kaplan  7. Social Consequences of Urbanization Peter C. Pineo;  Part Three: Public Policy for City and Region;  8. The Scope of Urban Policy A. N. McKay and D. W. Slater  9. Housing Policy and Urban Renewal R. T. Adamson  10. The Concept of Regional Government and a Proposal for Ontario D. C. Rowat;  Conclusion;  11. Approaching the Urban Unit: Some Conclusions and a Beginning N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet;  Bibliography;  Index

O autorze

N. H. Lithwick, Gilles Paquet