Canadian Journal of Urban Research articles from December 2003

Canadian Journal of Urban Research archives from December 2003

Immigrants in urban labour markets: place of birth and immigrant concentrations in British Columbia.
December 22, 2003... Abstract Although immigration policies and regulations select immigrants based on their human capital, newly arriving immigrants find it increasingly difficult to integrate into the Canadian labour market. An analysis of 1996 Canadian...

Bridging public-private partnerships in a case study of housing and employment training for homeless youth.(Eva's Phoenix)
December 22, 2003... Resume Le partenariat public/prive (PPP) est une strategie commune afin d'affronter les differents problemes sociaux, comme les sans-abri. Cette strategie implique des processus creatifs avec des partenaires complementaires afin d'assurer...

The political economy of urban redevelopment: downtown revitalization in London, Ontario, 1993-2002.
December 22, 2003... Abstract Scholars interested in applying the two dominant theories of American urban political economy to the politics of Canadian cities are likely to be disappointed. As this study of the politics of downtown redevelopment in London,...

Youth participation in planning: strategies for social action.
December 22, 2003... Resume Pendant que la planification et les professions de developpement de communaute reconnaissent de plus en plus l'importance de participation efficace comme une piece critique dans les issues planifiant prosperes, il y a eu la tres...

The economic status and coping strategies of food bank users in the greater Toronto area.
December 22, 2003... Abstract The following paper examines the demographic characteristics and economic status of food bank users in a large Canadian metropolis. The analysis documents some of the empirical complexity of the coping strategies employed by...

Pertes de vie et blessures par accidents de la route chez les pietons a Montreal et a Toronto.
December 22, 2003... Resume Cette etude presente une analyse comparative de la mortalite et de la morbidite dues aux accidents de la route impliquant des pietons, dans les regions metropolitaines de recensement (RMR) de Montreal et de Toronto, en distinguant...

Elaboration d'un indicateur de developpement urbain (IDU).
December 22, 2003... Resume Dans cette etude, nous presentons la methodologie d'elaboration de l'indicateur de developpement urbain (IDU). Cet indicateur a ete defini pour decrire les conditions optimales de bien-etre des citadins et permettre en outre une...

Are there urban regimes in Canada? Comment on: Timothy Cobban's "the political economy of urban redevelopment: downtown revitalization in London, Ontario, 1993-2002".
December 22, 2003... Much of the study of Canadian urban politics has been about almost anything other than politics proper. A great deal of attention has been given to structures of governance and a wide range of administrative issues. Much has been written about...

Timothy Cobban's reply to Christopher Leo's comment "are there urban regimes in Canada?".
December 22, 2003... Christopher Leo and I are in complete agreement that urban politics in Canada has not received the scholarly attention that it deserves, despite the importance of the subject for students of local government in Canada, and abroad. Evidently, we...

Alvergne, Christel et Francois Taulelle. Du Local a l'Europe: Les Nouvelles Politiques d'Amenagement du Territoire.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Alvergne, Christel et Francois Taulelle. Du local a l'Europe. Les nouvelles politiques d'amenagement du territoire. Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 2002. ISBN. 2-13-050880-4 304 p. Dans leur ouvrage, Christel Alvergne et Francois...

Bassand, Michel, Vincent Kaufmann et Dominique Joye (sous la direction de). Enjeux de la Sociologie Urbaine.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Bassand, Michel, Vincent Kaufmann et Dominique Joye (sous la direction de). Enjeux de la sociologie urbaine. Lausanne, Les Presses polscechniques et universitaires romandes, 2001. ISBN : 2-88074-431-8 257 + XVII pp. Meme s'il a ete publie...

Cashman, Tony Gateway to the North.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Cashman, Tony Gateway to the North. Edmonton: Duval House Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-55220-261-5 193 pp. Tony Cashman is an Edmonton-based historian who has written "popular" histories about the University of Alberta hospital, Edmonton's...

Chipman, John George, and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. A Law Unto Itself: How the Ontario Municipal Board has Developed and Applied Land Use Planning Policy.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Chipman, John George, and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada A Law Unto Itself How the Ontario Municipal Board has Developed and Applied Land Use Planning Policy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8020-3625-2 259...

Hampert, Klaus, Klaus Brenner and Sibylle Becker, (eds). Fundamental Principles of Urban Growth.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Hampert, Klaus, Klaus Brenner and Sibylle Becker, (eds) Fundamental Principles of Urban Growth. Wuppertal: Verlag Muuller + Busmann KG, 2002. ISBN 3-928766-51-1 191 pp. This book reports on a research project at the University of Stuttgart...

Hodge, Gerald and Ira Robinson Planning Canadian Regions.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Hodge, Gerald and Ira Robinson Planning Canadian Regions. UBC Press: Vancouver and Toronto, 2002 ISBN: 0774808519 473 pp. + xiv Since Gro Harlem Brundtland had sounded the alarm almost thirty years ago on sustainable development, phrases...

Scholz, Ronald W., and Olaf Tietje. Embedded Case Study Methods: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Knowledge.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Scholz, Ronald W., and Olaf Tietje. Embedded Case Study Methods: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Knowledge. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2002. ISBN 0-7619-1946-5 392 pp. The levels of understanding and knowledge we can extract...

Vandermotten, Christian (dir.) Le Developpement Durable des Territories.(Book Review)
December 22, 2003... Vandermotten, Christian (dir.) Le developpement durable des territoires, Bruxelles, Editions de l'Universite de Bruxelles, collection >, 2002 ISBN 2-8004-1300-X 231 p. Cet ouvrage, publie dans le sillage d'un colloque tenu a Bruxelles en...

Books received.
December 22, 2003... This listing includes all books received for review since the last issue of CJUR. If you are interested in reviewing one of these publications for CJUR or would like to suggest a publication for review, please contact the Book Review Editor,...