Shape of the Suburbs : : Understanding Toronto's Sprawl /

Shape of the Suburbs : : Understanding Toronto's Sprawl / / John Sewell.

It is now impossible to understand major North American cities without considering the seemingly never-ending and ever-growing sprawl of their surrounding suburbs. In The Shape of the Suburbs, activist, urban affairs columnist, and former Toronto mayor John Sewell examines the relationship between t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Sewell, John,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]
©2009
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Intimations of Growth
  • 2. Toronto in Mid-Century
  • 3. Planning for the Future
  • 4. Building a Superhighway System
  • 5. Transit and Commuting Alternatives
  • 6. Pipe Dreams
  • 7. Reshaping Governance in the Fringes
  • 8. The Challenge of Unbridled Suburban Growth
  • 9. A Triumph for Suburban Values
  • 10. The Death of Metro
  • 11. Re-establishing a Regional Agenda
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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