McGill-Queen's Studies in Urban Governance – serie
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23 produkter
Big Moves
Global Agendas, Local Aspirations, and Urban Mobility in Canada
Av Anthony Perl, Matt Hern m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
483 kr
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All countries have distinctive urban regions, but Canadian cities especially differ from one another in culture, structure, and history. Anthony Perl, Matt Hern, and Jeffrey Kenworthy reveal that despite the peculiarities and singular traits that each city embodies, a common logic has guided the …
Right to an Age-Friendly City
Redistribution, Recognition, and Senior Citizen Rights in Urban Spaces
Av Meghan Joy
Häftad, 2020
483 kr
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A context of aging populations and urbanization has sparked a global movement to make urban spaces age-friendly. The Age-Friendly City program, developed by the World Health Organization, aims to improve local environments for all population groups, promote a positive aging identity, and empower …
Platform Economy and the Smart City
Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy
Av Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer
Häftad, 2021
441 kr
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Over the past decade, cities have come into closer contact and conflict with new technologies. From reactive policymaking in response to platform economy firms to proactive policymaking in an effort to develop into smart cities, urban governance is transforming at an unprecedented speed and …
Voting Online
Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections
Av Nicole Goodman, Helen A. Hayes m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1239 kr
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In an attempt to reverse declining rates of voter participation, governments around the world are turning to electronic voting to improve the efficiency of vote counts, and increase the accessibility and equity of the voting process for electors who may face additional barriers. The Covid-19 …
Voting Online
Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections
Av Nicole Goodman, Helen A. Hayes m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
385 kr
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In an attempt to reverse declining rates of voter participation, governments around the world are turning to electronic voting to improve the efficiency of vote counts, and increase the accessibility and equity of the voting process for electors who may face additional barriers. The Covid-19 …
Cities and the Constitution
Giving Local Governments in Canada the Power They Need
Av Alexandra Flynn, Richard Albert m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
406 kr
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Canada’s largest cities have faced exponential growth, with the trajectory rising further still. Due to their high density, cities are the primary sites for opportunities in economic prosperity, green innovation, and cultural activity, and also for critical challenges in homelessness and extreme …
Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities
Where the Law Went Wrong and How We Can Fix It
Av Alexandra Flynn, Richard Albert m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
406 kr
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In 1861, just a few years before Confederation, 84 per cent of Canadians lived in rural areas; today, it’s less than 20 per cent. Our municipal governments are asked to do more for their citizens than ever before, yet they must confront myriad challenges – from the public health pandemic to the …
Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City
Av Valerie Preston, John Shields m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
441 kr
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This timely volume examines how policies, institutions, and places influence the lives of immigrants and temporary migrants to Canada and how, in turn, those newcomers transform the cities in which they live.Social Resilience and International Migration in the Canadian City draws attention to …
Social Resilience and the Urban Migrant Experience
Av Valerie Preston, John Shields m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
441 kr
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As Canada takes stock of its immigration programs, the factors that promote successful settlement have taken centre stage – for researchers, service providers, policymakers, and for the migrants themselves.Social Resilience and the Urban Migrant Experience explores the conditions and supports that …
Inside Public-Sector Innovation
How Local Governments Put Ideas into Action
Av Zachary Spicer, Joseph Lyons m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
418 kr
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Faced with increasing demands from residents, and amidst growing legal and resource constraints, municipalities are experimenting to find new ways of making things work. Inside Public-Sector Innovation profiles the expertise and experience of local administrators in Canada who have successfully …
On Their Own
Women, Urbanization, and the Right to the City in South Africa
Häftad, 2015
414 kr
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South Africa, the most urbanized country on the African continent, displays some of the highest levels of socio-economic inequality in the world. What is life like for low-income African women in urban South Africa in the post-apartheid era? Does urban life offer new opportunities for personal …
City-Regions in Prospect?
Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice
Av Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
480 kr
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How should the metropolis be governed? What is the appropriate scale to consider and organize local governance and communities? Bringing together an interdisciplinary and international body of scholarly work, City-Regions in Prospect? explores the city-region as both an evolving concept and as a …
City-Regions in Prospect?
Exploring the Meeting Points Between Place and Practice
Av Kevin Edson Jones, Alex Lord m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
414 kr
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How should the metropolis be governed? What is the appropriate scale to consider and organize local governance and communities? Bringing together an interdisciplinary and international body of scholarly work, City-Regions in Prospect? explores the city-region as both an evolving concept and as a …
Boundary Bargain
Growth, Development, and the Future of City-County Separation
Häftad, 2016
386 kr
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City-county separation is a form of governance in which rural and urban areas are formally separated. Although these areas were once thought to be distinct because of their diverse sets of values, economies, labour trends, and ways of life, more recently, and in response to regional growth, …
Welcome to Greater Edendale
Histories of Environment, Health, and Gender in an African City
Häftad, 2016
442 kr
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In the coming decades, the bulk of Africa's anticipated urban population growth will take place in smaller cities. Failure to manage environmental and public health problems in one such aspiring city, Edendale, has fostered severe pollution, seemingly intractable poverty, and gender inequalities …
Still Renovating
A History of Canadian Social Housing Policy
Av Greg Suttor
Häftad, 2016
442 kr
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Social housing - public, non-profit, or co-operative - was once a part of Canada's urban success story. After years of neglect and many calls for affordable homes and solutions to homelessness, housing is once again an important issue. In Still Renovating, Greg Suttor tells the story of the rise …
Order and Disorder
Urban Governance and the Making of Middle Eastern Cities
Av Luna Khirfan
Häftad, 2017
442 kr
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As Middle Eastern cities weather the second decade of the twenty-first century, they face a number of challenges to their economic resilience, competitiveness, and internal stability. In this uniquely tense realm for the urban public, an understanding of the dynamics of decision-making processes, …
Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities
Lessons from Critical Praxis-Oriented Research
Av Fran Klodawsky, Janet Siltanen m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
484 kr
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Housing insecurity, intensified employment anxiety, access to adequate services, and fear of personal and structural violence are some of the issues troubling today's cities and municipalities. Often, these conditions most affect residents whose place in the social hierarchy makes them particularly …
Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level
Views from Canada
Av Sandra Breux, Jérôme Couture
Häftad, 2018
442 kr
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In Canada, the quality of municipal democracy has been questioned due to three crucial factors. First, voter turnout tends to be significantly lower for municipal elections than it is for other levels of government. Second, the re-election rate of incumbent candidates is higher compared to …
Neighborhood Politics of Last Resort
Post-Katrina New Orleans and the Right to the City
Häftad, 2018
316 kr
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The steep rise in neighborhood associations in post-Katrina New Orleans is commonly presented in starkly positive or negative terms – either romanticized narratives of community influence or dismissals of false consciousness and powerlessness to elite interests. In A Neighborhood Politics of Last …
Shaping the Metropolis
Institutions and Urbanization in the United States and Canada
Av Zack Taylor
Häftad, 2019
442 kr
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Rising income inequality and concentrated poverty threaten the social sustainability of North American cities. Suburban growth endangers sensitive ecosystems, water supplies, and food security. Existing urban infrastructure is crumbling while governments struggle to pay for new and expanded …
China's Urban Future and the Quest for Stability
Av Rebecca Clothey, Richardson Dilworth
Häftad, 2020
456 kr
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In recent decades, China has used urbanization as an economic development tool to reconstruct the country's traditional institutions, culture, and society. The downside of these many changes is that they have presented the country's government with a massive challenge: how can it maintain basic …
Platform Economy and the Smart City
Technology and the Transformation of Urban Policy
Av Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer
Inbunden, 2021
1463 kr
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Over the past decade, cities have come into closer contact and conflict with new technologies. From reactive policymaking in response to platform economy firms to proactive policymaking in an effort to develop into smart cities, urban governance is transforming at an unprecedented speed and …
