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Urban Renewal
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryBeautiful Ruination Strand, Ginger Article 2009 Iin the last half-century, even as the prophets of prosperity have spurred the U.S. on to ever more growth, ruins have become increasingly common features in the American landscape. Braddock, littered... Bleeker Street Kolompar, E.; Astly, R.; Marshall, J. Film/Video 1977 Documentary of the efforts of the residents of Bleeker St. to save their homes. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Pilot Copy, February 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 1 - February 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life Jacobs, Jane Book 1984 Jacobs argues that virtually all economic life, no matter how geographically remote from cities, depends on cities to maintain it or change it. Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Fighting Back: Urban Renewal in Trefann Court Fraser, Graham Book 1972 A detailed report on the conflict between city bureaucrats and residents of Trefann Court, a five-block area just east of downtown Toronto. Bent on tearing down as a step towards urban renewal, the pl... How We Changed Toronto: The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980 Sewell, John Book 2015 By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada's largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, high-rise apa... A New City Agenda Sewell, John Book 2004 While Canadians have quickly recognized the importance of healthy cities in their own lives and communities, governments have lagged far behind. In A New City Agenda, journalist and former mayor, John... Off the Map: Disabilities and Just Mobility: People with disabilities who rely on local public transit are getting squeezed between gentrification and austerity. Birnel, Alex; Day, Meagan Article 2018 An examination of the tensions between investment driven public transit improvements and displacement of less affluent residents; with particular reference to people with mobility issues or disabiliti... Poor fetishes, poor critiques: gentrification as violence Dawson, Gloria Article 2016 Hating on hipsters is not the answer to gentrification. If we want to reclaim our cities, we should organize for genuinely affordable housing in common, argues Gloria Dawson. Seven News Serial Publication (Periodical) 1970 Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long... Socialist Register 2012: Volume 48: The Crisis and the Left Panitch, Leo; Albo, Gregory; Chibber, Vivek (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2012 Up Against City Hall Sewell, John Book 1972 John Sewell describes his early life and explains how he accidentally got involved in politics. He tells of his experiences in Trefann Court, and how this opened his eyes to the realities of civic pol... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesSeven News A community newspaper based in the 'Ward 7' area of Toronto: east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown. Seven New... Sources LibraryMaster builders meet citizen activists Trefann Court and beyond: from "urban renewal" to true civic life Bebout, Rick 2001 Examining former Toronto Mayor John Sewell's role as a community organizer and advocate during the urban renewal of the Trefann Court neighborhood and the importance of community self-determination in... |
