Power and place : Canadian urban development in the North American context / edited by Gilbert A. Stelter and Alan F.J. Artibise.

Title & Author:

Power and place : Canadian urban development in the North American context / edited by Gilbert A. Stelter and Alan F.J. Artibise.

Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1986.

Description:

398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Essays originating at the Canadian-American Urban Development Conference held at the University of Guelph in August 1982.
Includes bibliographical references.
Power and the place in urban history / Gilbert A. Stelter -- The impact of the public sector on the Canadian urban system / James W. Simmons -- Private vs. public enterprise / Robert H. Babcock -- Community leadership and decision-making / Elizabeth Bloomfield -- American influences and local needs / Peter J. Smith -- Land tenure and concepts of architecture and the city / Phyllis Lambert -- The land development process in Edmonton, Alberta / John Gilpin -- An entrepreneur in the Halifax building world / Susan Buggey -- Suburban street railway strategies in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, 1896-1930 / Christopher Armstrong and H.V. Nelles -- Single-sector communities in Northern Ontario / Oiva W. Saarinen -- Urban autonomy in Canada / John H. Taylor -- Metropolitan reform and the restructuring of local governments in the North American city / Philip Wichern -- The politics of suburban growth / Michael P. McCarthy -- Value differences and their meaning for urban development in Canada and the U.S. / John Mercer and Michael A. Goldberg.
Based on papers presented at the Canadian-American Urban Development Conference held at the University of Guelph in August 1982.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0774802367
9780774802369

Subject:

Cities and towns Canada History Congresses.
Community power Canada History Congresses.
City planning Canada History Congresses.
Municipal government Canada History Congresses.
Cities and towns Canada History.
City planning Canada History.
Municipal government Canada History.
Community power.
City Planning history
Urban development Canada History.
Villes Canada Histoire.
Urbanisme Canada Histoire.
Administration municipale Canada Histoire.
Pouvoir communautaire.
Villes Canada Histoire Congrès.
Pouvoir communautaire Canada Histoire Congrès.
Administration municipale Canada Histoire Congrès.
Cities and towns
City planning
Municipal government
Canada

Form/genre:

Congress
Proceedings.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Stelter, Gilbert A., 1933- editor.
Artibise, Alan F. J., editor.
Canadian-American Urban Development Conference (1982 : University of Guelph)

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 128765
Call No.: ID:86-B6673
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library study room canada 128763
Call No.: HT127 (ID:86-B6673)
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit