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This study, first published in 1968, was one of the first books on Canada's urban development, bringing together the viewpoints of professionals who had studied various aspects of city growth - economic, social, geographic, political. The book demonstrates the effectiveness and potential of the cross-disciplinary approach and will prove useful to all those interested in the future of our cities.
List of contents
Preface;
Introduction; 1. Prolegomena to Urban Analysis
N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet;
Part One: Toward a Cross-Disciplinary Approach; 2. Urban Growth and Regional Contagion
N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet 3. Urban Growth and the Concept of Functional Region
D. Michael Ray 4. Urban Land Use: An Economic-Geographic Concept
N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet;
Part Two: Urban Analysis: Some Case Studies; 5. The Economics of Urban Land Use
N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet 6. The Integration of Metropolitan Federations: The Interaction of Political Theory and Urban Phenomena
Harold Kaplan 7. Social Consequences of Urbanization
Peter C. Pineo;
Part Three: Public Policy for City and Region; 8. The Scope of Urban Policy
A. N. McKay and D. W. Slater 9. Housing Policy and Urban Renewal
R. T. Adamson 10. The Concept of Regional Government and a Proposal for Ontario
D. C. Rowat;
Conclusion; 11. Approaching the Urban Unit: Some Conclusions and a Beginning
N. H. Lithwick and Gilles Paquet; Bibliography; Index
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N. H. Lithwick, Gilles Paquet
Summary
This study, first published in 1968, was one of the first books on Canada’s urban development, bringing together the viewpoints of professionals who had studied various aspects of city growth – economic, social, geographic, political. The book demonstrates the effectiveness and potential of the cross-disciplinary approach and will prove useful to all those interested in the future of our cities.
