Main entry:

Lorinc, John, 1963-

Title & Author:

The new city : how the crisis in Canada's urban centres is reshaping the nation / John Lorinc.

Publication:

Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2006.

Description:

xiii, 378 p. ; 23 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. The city under stress -- Global cities -- Greying cities -- Hidden cities -- Divided cities -- Exposed cities -- Learning cities -- Unbounded cities -- Wasteful cities -- pt. 2. Healthy neighbourhoods, strong cities -- Connecting immigrants and good jobs -- Making space for urban aboriginals -- Creating senior-friendly cities -- Breaking the poverty cycle -- Building affordable housing and mixed-income neighbourhoods -- Investing in early learning -- Promoting diversity and accessibility in urban education -- pt. 3. Toward the new city -- Autonomous cities -- Self-sufficient cities -- Compact cities -- Efficient cities -- Eco-cities -- Thinking cities -- Planning cities -- Waterfront cities -- Remembering cities -- Beautiful cities -- Conclusion: the safe city.

ISBN:

0143056042 (pbk.) :
9780143056041 (pbk.) :

Subject:

City planning Canada.
Urbanization Canada.
Urbanisme Canada.
Urbanisation Canada.
City planning.
Social conditions
Urbanization.
Stadtgeografie
Canada Social conditions 21st century.
Canada Conditions sociales 21e siècle.
Canada.
Kanada

Form/genre:

Statistics.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 257586
Call No.: HT169.C2 L67 2006
Status: Available