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The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s
Price:
$32.95
ISBN: 9781487520441
Pub Date: March 2025
The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada provides a comprehensive account of how Canadian neighbourhoods have evolved in character and importance over time.
Reclaiming the Don
An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley, Second Edition
Price:
$44.95
ISBN: 9781487560409
Pub Date: October 2024
Reclaiming the Don traces the history of the Don River Valley, from the establishment of the town of York to the construction of the Don Valley Parkway and beyond.
Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics
Price:
$34.95
ISBN: 9781487553692
Pub Date: February 2024
Investigating ideological debates between "left" and "right," this book reveals how municipal policy attitudes and election outcomes are structured across Canada.
The Role of Canadian City Managers
In Their Own Words
Price:
$45.95
ISBN: 9781487552329
Pub Date: May 2023
This collection sheds light on local government and public administration by providing insights from city managers across Canada.
Toronto the Good?
Negotiating Race in the Diverse City
Price:
$29.95
ISBN: 9781487560539
Pub Date: November 2022
Toronto the Good? uniquely explores what diversity does to remake the City of Toronto as a beacon of democracy, racial inclusion, and progress.
Delivery by Design
Intermunicipal Contracting, Shared Services, and Canadian Local Government
Price:
$50.00
ISBN: 9781487505240
Pub Date: August 2022
Delivery by Design explores shifts in local governance service delivery practices and the complex inter-governmental network that ensures Canadians receive quality local services.
Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections
A Tale of Two Cities
Price:
$32.95
ISBN: 9781487540074
Pub Date: March 2022
This volume offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour in Montreal and Quebec City, two of Canada’s most important urban centres.
Electing a Mega-Mayor
Toronto 2014
Price:
$35.95
ISBN: 9781487509644
Pub Date: June 2021
This book offers a thorough account of the attitudes and behaviour of electors towards the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election.
Growing Urban Economies
Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
Price:
$51.00
ISBN: 9781442629448
Pub Date: March 2016
A rich and nuanced analysis of the interplay of social, political, and economic factors in thirteen Canadian city-regions, large and small, this collection integrates research focusing on innovation, creativity and talent-retention, and governance in order to understand the distinctive experience of each region.
Small Business and the City
The Transformative Potential of Small Scale Entrepreneurship
Price:
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442612099
Pub Date: February 2015
In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit.
Innovating in Urban Economies
Economic Transformation in Canadian City-Regions
Price:
$48.95
ISBN: 9781442614765
Pub Date: April 2014
With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada’s cities
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles
Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region
Price:
$43.95
ISBN: 9781442613027
Pub Date: April 2013
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario’s Greenbelt.
Planning Politics in Toronto
The Ontario Municipal Board and Urban Development
Price:
$41.95
ISBN: 9781442612594
Pub Date: February 2013
A much-needed contribution to the literature on the politics of urban development in Toronto since the 1970s, Planning Politics in Toronto challenges popular preconceptions of the OMB’s role in Toronto’s patterns of growth and change.
Urban Sustainability
Reconnecting Space and Place
Price:
$44.95
ISBN: 9781442612884
Pub Date: September 2012
This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.
Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront
Price:
$44.95
ISBN: 9781442610019
Pub Date: May 2011
Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront is a fundamental resource for understanding the waterfront as a dynamic space that is neither fully tamed nor wholly uncontrolled.
Changing Toronto
Governing Urban Neoliberalism
Price:
$45.95
ISBN: 9781442600935
Pub Date: May 2009
"With an eye for global forces, this panoramic account revolves around a focus on social, spatial, and environmental justice in the city, offering a lively riposte to both dull academicism and theatrical boosterism." - Kanishka Goonewardena, University of Toronto

The Rise of the Neighbourhood in Canada, 1880s–2020s
$32.95
ISBN: 9781487520441
Pub Date: March 2025
Reclaiming the Don
An Environmental History of Toronto’s Don River Valley, Second Edition
$44.95
ISBN: 9781487560409
Pub Date: October 2024
Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics
$34.95
ISBN: 9781487553692
Pub Date: February 2024
Investigating ideological debates between "left" and "right," this book reveals how municipal policy attitudes and election outcomes are structured across Canada.
The Role of Canadian City Managers
In Their Own Words
$45.95
ISBN: 9781487552329
Pub Date: May 2023
This collection sheds light on local government and public administration by providing insights from city managers across Canada.
Toronto the Good?
Negotiating Race in the Diverse City
$29.95
ISBN: 9781487560539
Pub Date: November 2022
Toronto the Good? uniquely explores what diversity does to remake the City of Toronto as a beacon of democracy, racial inclusion, and progress.
Delivery by Design
Intermunicipal Contracting, Shared Services, and Canadian Local Government
$50.00
ISBN: 9781487505240
Pub Date: August 2022
Delivery by Design explores shifts in local governance service delivery practices and the complex inter-governmental network that ensures Canadians receive quality local services.
Voting in Quebec Municipal Elections
A Tale of Two Cities
$32.95
ISBN: 9781487540074
Pub Date: March 2022
This volume offers an in-depth look at municipal voting behaviour in Montreal and Quebec City, two of Canada’s most important urban centres.
Electing a Mega-Mayor
Toronto 2014
$35.95
ISBN: 9781487509644
Pub Date: June 2021
This book offers a thorough account of the attitudes and behaviour of electors towards the 2014 Toronto Mayoral Election.
Growing Urban Economies
Innovation, Creativity, and Governance in Canadian City-Regions
$51.00
ISBN: 9781442629448
Pub Date: March 2016
A rich and nuanced analysis of the interplay of social, political, and economic factors in thirteen Canadian city-regions, large and small, this collection integrates research focusing on innovation, creativity and talent-retention, and governance in order to understand the distinctive experience of each region.
Small Business and the City
The Transformative Potential of Small Scale Entrepreneurship
$42.95
ISBN: 9781442612099
Pub Date: February 2015
In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit.
Innovating in Urban Economies
Economic Transformation in Canadian City-Regions
$48.95
ISBN: 9781442614765
Pub Date: April 2014
With case studies examining cities of all sizes, from Toronto to Moncton, Innovating in Urban Economies analyzes the impact of size, location, and the regional economy on innovation and knowledge in Canada’s cities
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles
Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region
$43.95
ISBN: 9781442613027
Pub Date: April 2013
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario’s Greenbelt.
Planning Politics in Toronto
The Ontario Municipal Board and Urban Development
$41.95
ISBN: 9781442612594
Pub Date: February 2013
A much-needed contribution to the literature on the politics of urban development in Toronto since the 1970s, Planning Politics in Toronto challenges popular preconceptions of the OMB’s role in Toronto’s patterns of growth and change.
Urban Sustainability
Reconnecting Space and Place
$44.95
ISBN: 9781442612884
Pub Date: September 2012
This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making.
Reshaping Toronto's Waterfront
$44.95
ISBN: 9781442610019
Pub Date: May 2011
Reshaping Toronto’s Waterfront is a fundamental resource for understanding the waterfront as a dynamic space that is neither fully tamed nor wholly uncontrolled.
Changing Toronto
Governing Urban Neoliberalism
$45.95
ISBN: 9781442600935
Pub Date: May 2009
"With an eye for global forces, this panoramic account revolves around a focus on social, spatial, and environmental justice in the city, offering a lively riposte to both dull academicism and theatrical boosterism." - Kanishka Goonewardena, University of Toronto