Urban Studies

Cosmopolitan Maternalisms presents an in-depth, gendered, and qualitative analysis of contemporary maternity and mothering practices among a South Asian immigrant community.

This book explores the myriad ways in which northern urban places foster new forms of community-building and social inclusion for people experiencing homelessness.

This book sheds light on the history of the Square Mile, a powerful symbol of wealth in Montreal's urban landscape.

This book interrogates and questions the meaning and implications of suburban creativity.

Politics of the Periphery discusses empirical studies of post-metropolitan regions around the world.

A Night at the Gardens examines the history of hockey through the experiences of spectators at the famed Maple Leaf Gardens.

This book reveals the fascinating history of how and why people gathered in the streets of Victorian Toronto – both in jubilation and in anger.

This book explores relations between smartness and social justice, and questions whether working toward more just and sustainable cities requires that we look beyond the limitations of "smartness" altogether.

Streetlife reflects on the purpose, value, and meaning of our long valued but often taken for granted urban storefronts.

Innate Terrain surveys landscape architecture from across Canada, documenting the inspiring breadth of contemporary projects.

What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating effects on the homeless population in Toronto? Displacement City shares the stories of frontline workers, advocates, and people living without homes during this unprecedented crisis.

Renowned author Franca Iacovetta provides a new perspective on multiculturalism by examining the hopes and challenges of women activists associated with the Toronto International Institute.

This book presents a visually rich narrative of how coexistence is negotiated in Los Angeles, a city vibrant with sociocultural diversity.

Toronto the Good? uniquely explores what diversity does to remake the City of Toronto as a beacon of democracy, racial inclusion, and progress.

After Suburbia presents state-of-the-art suburban research to examine twenty-first century cities from the point of view of their peripheries.

Sustainability, Citizen Participation, and City Governance examines sustainable development challenges in law, planning, and policy, and offers municipal actors strategies for overcoming them.