Canadian Journal of Urban Research articles from December 2004

Canadian Journal of Urban Research archives from December 2004

Talk, money and institutional design: comparing urban policy prospects in Toronto versus London.
December 22, 2004... Abstract Discursive social movement, political economy and institutional approaches tend to dominate studies of large urban centres and, in particular, efforts to assess the prospects for progressive public policies in them. This article...

Non-market housing models in Ontario: a stakeholder analysis.
December 22, 2004... Abstract The purpose of this study is to apply a stakeholder analysis to the restructuring of Ontario's non-market housing system from 1990 to the present. The analysis breaks down the key stakeholders involved in non-market housing and...

First nations urban migration and the importance of "urban nomads" in Canadian plains cities: a perspective from the streets.
December 22, 2004... Abstract Based on personal experience of the author, and use of anthropological theory, this paper examines small groups of urban 'street people.' While realizing that many of these people have substance abuse problems and are in general...

Toward sustainable transportation: exploring transportation decision making in teleworking households in a mid-sized Canadian city.
December 22, 2004... Abstract There is growing awareness that Canadian urban transportation systems are not sustainable. However, we have only a limited understanding of how travel decisions are affected by policy or other circumstantial changes that are...

Discourses and experiences of social mix in gentrifying neighbourhoods: a Montreal case study.
December 22, 2004... Abstract The discourse of urban policy targeted to revitalization of inner cities is increasingly marked by advocacy of 'social mix' or 'tenure mix' at the neighbourhood scale. After reviewing the various urban policy contexts concerned,...

Collective action in local development: the case of Angus Technopole in Montreal (1).
December 22, 2004... Abstract The study of an industrial reconversion site in Montreal brings the authors to look at the question of local economic development from a new perspective, issued from social movements, resource mobilization and collective action...

Criteria for best practices in building child-friendly cities: involving young people in urban planning and design.(Research Note)
December 22, 2004... Abstract This article shares research-in-progress on a project entitled Child-Friendly Cities, and Participatory Planning and Design in Canada. Proposed is a protocol based on 15 factors for collecting examples of best practices--including...

The homelessness individuals and families information system: a case study in Canadian capacity building (1).(Research Note)
December 22, 2004... Abstract This is a case study of a multi-stage collaborative process spearheaded by Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation from 1995 to 2001 to address the lack of high quality and reliable information about the homeless in Canada. The...

Geographie, espace social et communaute floribecoise.(Research Note)
December 22, 2004... Abstract For more than a century the concept of community has been the subject of numerous studies, but only few have been initiated by geographers. However, their studies have enhanced our understanding of the role of space and place in a...

Toronto's path to multiculturalism: a review of The World in a City.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Toronto's Path to Multiculturalism: A Review of The World in a City: Paul Anisef and Michael Lanphier, eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. 543 p. ISBN 0-8020-3560-4 To observe the social organization of Toronto's metropolitan...

Bradsher, Keith: High and Mighty: the dangerous rise of the SUV.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Bradsher, Keith High and Mighty: the dangerous rise of the SUV New York: Public Affairs, 2004. 488 pp. ISBN: 1-58648-203-3 High and Mighty is an overview of how Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) became an acceptable substitute for cars as...

Bridgman, Rae: Safe Haven: the Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Bridgman, Rae Safe Haven: The Story of a Shelter for Homeless Women. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003. 161 pp. ISBN 0-8020-4240-6 (bound); ISBN 0-8020-8084-7 (pbk.) Safe Haven is more than an account of a shelter for homeless...

Charbonneau, Francois, Paul Lewis et Claude Manzagol, dirs. Villes moyennes et mondialisation. Renouvellement de l'analyse et des strategies.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Charbonneau, Francois, Paul Lewis et Claude Manzagol, dirs. Villes moyennes et mondialisation. Renouvellement de l'analyse et des strategies. Montreal : Trames, Universite de Montrdal, 2003. 334 pp. ISBN 2-980-7710-1-5 Le phenombne de la...

Chiras, Dan and Dave Wann: Superbia! 31 ways to create sustainable neighborhoods.(The Key to Sustainable Cities)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Chiras, Dan and Dave Wann Superbia! 31 ways to create sustainable neighborhoods'. Gabriola Island: New Society Publishers, 2000. 229 pp. ISBN 0-86571-490-8 Hallsmith, Gwendolyn The Key to Sustainable Cities. Gabriola Island: New Society...

Danziger, Sheldon H. and Robert H. Haveman editors: Understanding Poverty.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Danziger, Sheldon H. and Robert H. Haveman editors Understanding Poverty New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2001; Harvard University Press, 2002. 576pp. ISBN 0-674-00876-6 Understanding Poverty is a fine resource for both Canadian students...

Donath, Alejandro Rada: Du developpement a la renaissance des regions.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Donath, Alejandro Rada Du developpement a la renaissance des regions. Chicoutimi, Editions JCL, 2003. 395 pages. ISBN: 2-89431-283-0 Ce livre, comme son titre le laisse entendre, vise a annoncer une transformation fondamentale qui...

Frank, Lawrence D., Peter O Engeike and Thomas L. Schmid: Health and Community Design: the Impact of the Built Environment on Physical Activity.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Frank, Lawrence D., Peter O Engeike and Thomas L. Schmid Health And Community Design: The Impact Of The Built Environment On Physical Activity Island Press, 2003 253 pages ISBN 1-55963-917-2 Canadians and Americans living in urban centers...

Longstreth, Richard, editor. The Mall in Washington, 1791-1991.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Longstreth, Richard, editor. The Mall in Washington, 1791-1991. Studies in the History of Art, No. 30, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers XIV. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art; distributed by Yale University...

Books received.(Bibliography)
December 22, 2004... 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,...

Errata.(Correction Notice)
December 22, 2004... 1) Garnet Picot Due to a copyediting error Table 4 of "The Deteriorating Economic Welfare of Canadian Immigrants" by Garnet Picot in the Summer 2004 issue 13(1):25-45 was omitted. It is produced here, with some explanatory text for...

Piecing together planning priorities.
December 22, 2004... Planners around the globe are eagerly anticipating the World Urban Forum in Vancouver in 2006. Marking the thirtieth anniversary of the Habitat conference, it will be a time to reflect on the contributions that planning has made, and to examine...

Harold Spence-Sales 1907-2004: poet of space and place.(Biography)
December 22, 2004... The recent death of Harold Spence-Sales at the age of 96 provides a fitting opportunity to reflect upon the scope of his planning legacy. He is well known for having founded the first university planning program in Canada, at McGill in 1947. As...

Diversity and planning education: a Canadian perspective.
December 22, 2004... Abstract Planning has not kept up with the changing demographic and political character of cities. Leading scholars as well as practitioners point out that this lag is most starkly evident with respect to the rapidly increasing...

The uncertain city: making space(s) for difference.
December 22, 2004... Abstract As Canadian cities become increasingly diverse planners must address social and cultural differences in their practice, but with little knowledge of how to do so fairly. We note the way modernist planning has tended to homogenize...

Diversity and difference: a comment.
December 22, 2004... The time is absolutely right to turn our minds to how Canadian planners attend to diversity and difference. Everyone wants social peace in our cities; the alternative is unspeakably ugly, as we know so well. Responsibility for the quality of...

Do not disturb: "vulnerable populations" in federal government policy discourses and practices.
December 22, 2004... Abstract This paper explores the emergence of "vulnerable populations" within federal government policy discourses, and considers the implications of this development for governmental practices. The paper argues that rather than defining...

The planning and policy implications of gated communities.
December 22, 2004... Resume Une enquete en cours, des quartiers clotures au Canada, revele l'existence de plus de 300 communautes de ce genre, allant de quelques maisons a plus de 1000 unites d'habitation. Bien que cela ne soit pas habituel de cloturer les...

Identifying the secure city: research to establish a preliminary framework.(Research Note)
December 22, 2004... Abstract Urban centres are vulnerable to remote threats (terrorism, climate change, the spread of disease), yet there are few tools available to assess these problems. We propose a preliminary framework to assess the vulnerability of urban...

Hopkins, Lewis D. Urban Development: the Logic of Making Plans.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Hopkins, Lewis D. Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans Washington, D.C.: Island Press 288 pp. ISBN: 1559638532 US$ 32.00 In Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans, Lewis Hopkins explores the logic of how urban plans are made,...

Southworth, Michael and Eran Ben-Joseph. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Southworth, Michael and Eran Ben-Joseph.' Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2003. 197 pp. ISBN 1-55963-916-4 US$25.00. An oddity of urban research is the paucity of books about streets. City...

Thabit, Walter. How East New York Became a Ghetto.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Thabit, Walter. How East New York Became a Ghetto. New York and London: New York University Press, 2003. 312 pp. ISBN 0814782663 US $30.00 The strength of this book arises from the author's direct involvement in the East New York area as...

Vale, Lawrence J. Reclaiming Public Housing: a Half Century of Struggle in Three Public Neighborhoods.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Vale, Lawrence J. Reclaiming Public Housing: A Half Century of Struggle in Three Public Neighborhoods. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. 482 pp., ix ISBN 0-674-00898-7 SUS $42.50 Thinking about public housing projects as "public...