If widely used, these rules would lead to a much more livable world for future generations – a world that is not unlike the better parts of our own.

Peter Oberlander proposes a number of specific policy shifts to accommodate the poor effectively within the settlement system and to use land strategically as a scarce resource in the development process.

In this thought-provoking book, Sylvia Bashevkin examines the consequences of divergent restructuring experiences in London and Toronto.

A look at historical and contemporary restructuring, linking development of rural communities with resource development and Aboriginal marginalization.

This stimulating text considers questions of influence and power within local institutions and decision-making processes using numerous illustrations from municipalities across Canada.

Offers a broad theoretical understanding of local government boundary reform and informs the wider scholarly discussion and debate regarding institutional change, state structures, and the areal jurisdiction of local governments.

The first book to consolidate the history, evolution, current practice, and future prospects for regional planning in Canada.

A much needed discussion on creating collaborative local treaty land arrangements, where First Nations and municipal governments are shaping the future of their respective communities as well as providing a model for other communities.

Catherine Bauer changed forever the concept of social housing and inspired a generation of urban activists to integrate public housing into the emerging welfare state of the mid-20th century. She was one of a small group of idealists who called themselves “Housers” because of their commitment to raising the quality of urban life through improving shelter for low-income families.

This is the story of the struggle for social housing in Vancouver between 1919 and 1950.

The most comprehensive selection ever published of Vancouver's architecture -- modest and grand, historic and modern, attractive and not-so-attractive.

This collection introduces a new chapter in feminist literature, focusing on women and their experiences in Canadian urban settings and illustrating the importance of gender in the development of urban areas.