Canadian Journal of Urban Research articles from December 2005

Canadian Journal of Urban Research archives from December 2005

A message from the director, IUS.(editors Dan Chekki retires, Marc Vachon appointed)
December 22, 2005... The Canadian Journal of Urban Research commenced publishing in 1992, with the inaugural issue containing a diverse collection of articles that ranged from exploring Vancouver as a global city to the rise of suburban office parks. Since that...

Urban design decision-making: a study of Ontario municipal board decisions in Toronto.
December 22, 2005... Abstract The paper is a study of a Canadian decision-making model in urban design review process. The study focuses on the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), a provincially-appointed administrative tribunal, which is unarguably a powerful...

Understanding the university-community alliance: the waterloo experience.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Partnerships are common in community planning and they take many forms and structures. These partnerships vary in scales and organization with structures ranging from joint ventures to alliances. Alliances were first introduced in...

Le logement communautaire a Montreal: satisfaction residentielle et insertion socio-spatiale.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This article addresses the contribution of community housing to the housing satisfaction and the socio-spatial integration of people. The authors first present some general considerations about housing cooperatives and non-profit...

Citizen decision-making in socially sensitive housing processes: a case study of Kitchener Canada.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Based on a concept of socially sensitive housing strategies, three models for provision of affordable housing in Kitchener are examined for their potential to act as catalysts for participation by marginalized members of society....

Changes in aboriginal settlement patterns in two Canadian cities: a comparison to immigrant settlement models.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This paper explores the changing settlement patterns of Aboriginal peoples in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Edmonton, Alberta, between 1971 and 2001. The objective is to compare these residential patterns to the traditional model for...

Ethnicity, immigration and housing wealth in Toronto.
December 22, 2005... Abstract Past research on ethnic inequality in Canada has focused largely on earnings and occupational stratification, paying little attention to differences in housing wealth. As recent research in the United States demonstrates, however,...

Auto-dependent induced shopping: exploring the relationship between power centre morphology and consumer spatial behaviour.
December 22, 2005... Abstract A "power centre" is an agglomeration of big box retail outlets. In Canada, this form of retail development has virtually replaced the traditional enclosed shopping centre as the preferred form of retail investment. Geographical...

The organization of municipal councils in Ontario: a research note.
December 22, 2005... Abstract This research note reports findings from a recent survey of Ontario municipalities on the organization of municipal councils and council committees. The findings suggest that the current literature needs revision. Municipalities...

Bassand, Michel. La Metropolisation de la Suisse.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Bassand, Michel La Metropolisation de la Suisse Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne, 2004 ISBN: 2-88074-612-4 150p. La Metropolisation de la Suisse presente les tendances de notre societe dite > qui alimentent de...

Blum, Alan. The Imaginative Structure of the City.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Blum, Alan The Imaginative Structure of the City Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003 ISBN: 0773525394 368 p. This philosophical treatise on the city by Alan Blum arises from the Major Collaborative Research Program...

Farrell, James, J. One Nation Under Goods: Malls and the Seductions of American Shopping.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Farrell, James, J. One Nation Under Goods: Malls and the Seductions of American Shopping Washington and London: Smithsonian Books, 2003 ISBN 1-58834-152-6 329 pp. Cdn$28.87 (cloth) Most North Americans would readily admit to at least a...

McAllister, Mary Louise Governing Ourselves: The Politics of Canadian Communities.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... McAllister, Mary Louise Governing Ourselves: The Politics of Canadian Communities Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004 ISBN: 0774810629 333p. A colleague of mine with the City of Winnipeg likes to say that if City Hall were to mysteriously disappear...

Proulx, Craig. Reclaiming Aboriginal Justice, Identity, and Community.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Proulx, Craig Reclaiming Aboriginal Justice, Identity, and Community. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Purich Publishing Ltd, 2003 ISBN: 1-895830-21-4 237 pp $21.00 Canadian During the past decade there have been a number of books and articles...

Ruble, Blair A. Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Ruble, Blair A. Second Metropolis: Pragmatic Pluralism in Gilded Age Chicago, Silver Age Moscow, and Meiji Osaka. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004 (paperback edition) ISBN: 1-930365-15-2 464 pp. US $24.95 This fascinating...

Weber, Edward P. Bringing Society Back In: Grassroots Ecosystem Management, Accountability and Sustainable Communities.(Book review)
December 22, 2005... Weber, Edward P. Bringing Society Back In: Grassroots Ecosystem Management, Accountability and Sustainable Communities. American and Comparative Environmental Policy series. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2003. ISBN 0-262-73151-7 336pp. US$30.00...

Books received.
December 22, 2005... 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,...