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Grassroots to Global: Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology
Full text linkBook review by Evan Bowness of Grassroots to Global: Broader Impacts of Civic Ecology, edited by Marianne E. Krasn
100 Questions About Women and Politics
Full text linkBook review by Erin Tolley of 100 Questions About Women and Politics, author Manon Tremblay
The Hamptons of Toronto: Cottage-Condo Suburbanization and Implications for Public Space
Full text linkGrowth and development pressures in the City of Toronto and the surrounding region have led tothe approval of a novel “cottage condo” development called Friday Harbour Resort. Marketed as the“Hamptons of Toronto,” the resort’s approval was contingent on a tenureship clause that restrictsowners from occupying units for more than 300 days per year. As a public resort, the developmentintroduces a signifi cant amount of publicly accessible space to the town of Innisfil, where it is located.Through qualitative research, this article examines publicly accessible spaces at Friday Harbour Resortand contributes to the empirical research on public space in peripheries, highlighting potential socialand spatial implications of this new “cottage-condo” trend in second home suburbanization.Les pressions exercées par la croissance et le développement dans la ville de Toronto et de la régionenvironnante ont conduit à l’approbation d’un nouveau type de développement de «cottage condo/chalets-condos» appelé Friday Harbour Resort. Commercialisé sous le nom de «Hamptons deToronto», l’approbation du développement immobilier dépendait d’une clause du bail qui interditaux propriétaires d’occuper des unités plus de 300 jours par an. En tant que lieu de villégiature public,ce développement immobilier introduit un nombre important d’espaces accessibles au public au seinde la ville d’Innisfi l, où elle se trouve. Par le biais de recherches qualitatives, cet article examine lesespaces accessibles au public du développement immobilier Friday Harbour Resort. L’article contribueégalement à la recherche empirique sur les espaces publics dans les périphéries, en soulignant lesimplications sociales et spatiales potentielles de cette nouvelle tendance en matière résidence secondairedans la banlieue
Changing Lanes: Visions and Histories of Urban Freeways
Full text linkBook review of Changing Lanes: Visions and Histories of Urban Freeway
Kensington Market: Collective Memory, Public History, and Toronto’s Urban Landscape
Full text linkBook review by Michael Classens of Kensington Market: Collective Memory, Public History, and Toronto’s Urban Landscape written by Na Li
New Deal Ruins: Race Economic Justice, and Public Housing Policy
Full text linkBook review by Martine August of New Deal Ruins: Race Economic Justice, and Public Housing Policy written by Edward Goetz
Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach
Full text linkBook review by Pablo Mendez of Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach, Ren Thomas Editor
Verticality, Public Space and the Role of Resident Participation in Revitalizing Suburban High-rise Buildings
Full text linkIn this paper, we look at the role that public space may take on in the redevelopment of suburban high-risebuildings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). We are interested in what role public space playsin the imaginary and how different forms of public participation in planning processes are beneficial to theoutcome of the redesign of high-rise buildings who are in need of repair and retrofitting due to their age andtheir social stigmatization. These suburban high-rises offer insight into newly proliferating forms of public space,and speak to the need for more diverse and specific physical, social and political articulations of public space.We find that by examining public space through the lens of verticality we are able to see how different planninginterventions, urban development processes, spatial contexts and competing imaginaries produce very differentand often hybrid forms. We base our findings upon selected planning and policy documents, media reports anddiscourse, and input from interviews with several locals involved in planning processes
No Straight Lines: Local Leadership and the Path from Government to Governance in Small Cities
Full text linkBook review by Mark Seasons of No Straight Lines: Local Leadership and the Path from Government to Governance in Small Cities, Terry Kading editor
Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level: Views from Canada
Full text linkBook review by C. Richard Tindal of Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level: Views from Canada, editors Sandra Breux and Jérôme Couture