Canadian Journal of Urban Research articles from June 2007

Canadian Journal of Urban Research archives from June 2007

Editor's introduction/L'introduction du redacteur.(Editorial)
June 22, 2007... Canadian Planning and Policy--Politique et amenagement au Canada is a joint undertaking of the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs, the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Canadian Journal of Urban Research. In supporting...

An American effect: contextualizing gated communities in Canadian planning practice.(Case study)
June 22, 2007... Abstract During interviews about planning responses to gated communities in Canada, respondents initiated an unexpected discourse around national identity. The growing popularity of gated enclaves, a form that respondents generally...

Nature as a cornerstone of growth: regional and ecosystems planning in the greater Golden Horseshoe.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Abstract The Province of Ontario has been successful in passing legislation for a regional growth management plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe in southern Ontario by bundling together two seemingly contradictory notions: growth...

Mobilising urban heritage to counter the commodification of brownfield landscapes: lessons from Montreal's Lachine Canal.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Abstract This paper proposes that recognising and leveraging the heritage value of brownfield sites may open the door to new solutions to planning, policy, and design challenges common to regeneration projects. In a post-Fordist context, a...

Works planners read: findings from a Canadian survey.(Survey)
June 22, 2007... Abstract This article reports on a survey of the readings that have most influenced the professional development of Canadian planning practitioners. Results indicate that influential writings originate from a wide diversity of sources,...

Childcare, justice and the city: a case study of planning failure in Winnipeg.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Abstract This paper explores the city-childcare connection. It analyzes licensed childcare spaces in Winnipeg, finding that inequity characterizes the distribution of childcare in all neighbourhoods. Poorer and more Aboriginal...

Beatley, Timothy. Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Beatley, Timothy. Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age. Washington D.C.: Island Press, 2004. xiv + 392 pp. ISBN: 1-55963-914-8 There is a long history of scholarship, research and writing about...

Lightbody, James. City Politics, Canada.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Lightbody, James. City Politics, Canada. Peterborough, Ont: Broadview Press, 2005. 576 pp. ISBN: 1-55111-753-3 While books on general Canadian politics fill any number of shelves, recent texts on local governance are few...

Lund, Brian. Understanding Housing Policy.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Lund, Brian. Understanding Housing Policy. Bristol: Policy Press and Social Policy Association, 2006. 263 pp. ISBN: 1861346247 As a Canadian, it is nice to read about a country--in this case Great Britain--that actually...

Platt, Rutherford H.: Land Use and Society: Geography Law, and Public Policy, Revised Edition.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Platt, Rutherford H. Land Use and Society: Geography Law, and Public Policy, Revised Edition. Washington D.C.: Island Press, 2004. xix + 455 pp. ISBN: 1-55963-685-8 There are not many books in urban geography and planning...