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The rise of cities : Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and other cities / Dimitrios Roussopoulos.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Montreal, Quebec : Black Rose Books, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781551646152
  • 1551646153
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 307.760971 23
LOC classification:
  • HT127.R482017
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
  • coll13
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Contents:
Table of Contents; From the Rise of Cities to the Right to the City; At the Crossroads of Cultures: The Distinct Politics and Development of Montréal; Toronto Politics and the Possibility for Change; Vancouver's Politics: City-Region Governance in Canada's Pacific Metropolis; Other Cities: Social Movements, Barcelona and Madrid; Biographical Notes on Contributors; Bibliography.
Summary: In the early 2000s human society entered a new urban epoch in which the majority of human beings live in cities. The Rise of Cities: Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Other Cities offers an intriguing response to this milestone. Responding to central urban questions through the lens of Canada's three major cities, the contributors present an stimulating analysis of how cities coalesce, develop and thrive, and how they can be remade to better serve the lifeblood all cities - their citizens.
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Table of Contents; From the Rise of Cities to the Right to the City; At the Crossroads of Cultures: The Distinct Politics and Development of Montréal; Toronto Politics and the Possibility for Change; Vancouver's Politics: City-Region Governance in Canada's Pacific Metropolis; Other Cities: Social Movements, Barcelona and Madrid; Biographical Notes on Contributors; Bibliography.

In the early 2000s human society entered a new urban epoch in which the majority of human beings live in cities. The Rise of Cities: Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Other Cities offers an intriguing response to this milestone. Responding to central urban questions through the lens of Canada's three major cities, the contributors present an stimulating analysis of how cities coalesce, develop and thrive, and how they can be remade to better serve the lifeblood all cities - their citizens.

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