Download or read book Her Worship written by Tom Urbaniak and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2009-03-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mississauga is Canada's sixth largest city and its largest suburban municipality. Toronto's upstart western neighbour, with its multicultural population of more than 700,000, is a place not only of endless subdivisions and monotonous industrial parks, wide thoroughfares, and even wider expressways, but also of some distinctive older communities, notable lakefront and riverside parks, and occasionally bold architecture. Hazel McCallion, Mississauga's octogenarian mayor, is a national celebrity and a municipal icon. Head of the city council since 1978, she holds a position with limited formal authority but remains the virtually undisputed - and often feared - leader of this sprawling city. The first full-length study of McCallion's politics and the development of Mississauga, Her Worship examines the mayor's shrewd pragmatism and calculated populism. Tom Urbaniak argues that McCallion's executive skills and dynamic personality only partially explain the mayor's dominant and pre-emptive political position. He points also to key historical and geographical factors that contributed to a kind of civic stability - but also to stagnation and missed opportunities - in a place that had once been fraught with political rivalry and heated conflicts over future growth. A fascinating account both of a remarkable public figure and of an area that is emblematic of "edge city" development in North America, Her Worship is a fresh look at municipal governance and politics in rapidly growing communities.

Download or read book New Planning for Ontario written by Commission on Planning and Development Reform in Ontario and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commission on Planning and Development Reform in Ontario was appointed by the Ontario Government in June 1991 to recommend changes to the Planning Act and related policy that would restore confidence in the integrity of the planning process, protect the public interest, better define roles and relationships, focus more closely on protecting the natural environment, and make the planning process more timely and efficient. The report describes the purpose of planning and the current policy process in Ontario; the provincial role in policy and planning; planning and aboriginal communities; municipal plan-making; lot creation and development control; public involvement; conflict, disputes, and appeals; sewage treatment and septics; streamlining; and implementation.

Download or read book Pathways written by Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada) and published by Barrette and Joanne Kidd Toronto : The Commission. This book was released on 1991 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report on the environmental audit of the east bayfront and port industrial area of the City of Toronto is the first to use a comprehensive ecosystem approach to a specific geographical area. The audit was conducted in two phases, with phase I gathering existing information on many aspects of the area, focusing primarily on the physical environment; and phase II including recommendations for key research that should be continued in the future. The technical background papers written for both phases I and II form the basis for this report, which explores the ecosystem approach and the notion of ecosystem integrity. The report examines the physical structures of the study area ecosystem, such as the habitats for humans and other organisms and their historical development; how the ecosystem functions; and the way in which decisions are made about ecosystems, including issues of stewardship and accountability. It then presents some opportunities to overcome obstacles presented by environmental conditions and to improve ecosystem integrity in the area.

Download or read book Regeneration written by Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada) and published by Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront. This book was released on 1992 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document discusses the work of the Royal Commission on the future of the Toronto Waterfront. It focuses on planning for sustainability; environmental imperatives regarding water, the shoreline, greenways, and the winter waterfront; and specific places: Halton, Mississauga, Etobicoke, the central waterfront, Scarborough, and Durham.

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Download or read book Lakeview Journey from Yesterday written by Hicks, Kathleen A and published by Mississauga, Ont. : Friends of the Mississauga Library System. This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Watershed written by Royal Commission on the Future of the Toronto Waterfront (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report constitutes the Commission's second interim report. It addresses the ecosystem, principles for a green waterfront, and regenerating the Toronto waterfront.

Download or read book Meadowvale written by Kathleen A. Hicks and published by Mississauga, Ont. : Friends of the Mississauga Library System. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Landscape as Infrastructure written by Pierre Belanger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and strategized here. Responding to the under-performance of master planning and over-exertion of technological systems at the end of twentieth century, this book argues for the strategic design of "infrastructural ecologies," describing a synthetic landscape of living, biophysical systems that operate as urban infrastructures to shape and direct the future of urban economies and cultures into the 21st century. Pierre Bélanger is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director of the Master in Design Studies Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. As part of the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Advansed Studies Program, Bélanger teaches and coordinates graduate courses on the convergence of ecology, infrastructure and urbanism in the interrelated fields of design, planning and engineering. Dr. Bélanger is author of the 35th edition of the Pamphlet Architecture Series from Princeton Architectural Press, GOING LIVE: from States to Systems (pa35.net), co-editor with Jennifer Sigler of the 39th issue of Harvard Design Magazine, Wet Matter, and co-author of the forthcoming volume ECOLOGIES OF POWER: Mapping Military Geographies & Logistical Landscapes of the U.S. Department of Defense. As a landscape architect and urbanist, he is the recipient of the 2008 Canada Prix de Rome in Architecture and the Curator for the Canada Pavilion ad Canadian Exhibition, "EXTRACTION," at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale (extraction.ca).

Download or read book Signs of Water written by Robert Boschman and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is more important than ever before. It is increasingly controversial in direct proportion to its scarcity, demand, neglect, and commodification. There is no place on the planet where water is not, or will not be, of critical concern. Signs of Water brings together scholars and experts from five continents in an interdisciplinary exploration of the theoretical approaches, social and political issues, and anthropogenic hazards surrounding water in the twenty-first century. From the kitchen taps of Detroit, Michigan to the water-harvesting infrastructure of Tokyo, from the Upper Xingu Basin of Brazil to the Sunda Deep of the Java Trench, these essays flow through time and place to uncover the many issues surrounding water today. Asking key theoretical questions, exposing threats to vital water systems, and proposing paths forward, Signs of Water brims with histories, ontologies, and political struggles. Bringing together local experiences to tell a global story, it centers water as history, as politics, and as a human right.

Download or read book How Much Habitat is Enough written by Graham K. Bryan and published by Environment Canada. This book was released on 2004 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Integrating cities and regions written by James Wallace Wilkie and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Canadian Social Trends written by Keith Thompson and published by Thompson Educational Pub.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Canadian Social Trends is an invaluable text and reference series, offering a unique look at social changing in Canada - what is happening, why it is happening, and the prospects for the future. The material is topical, carefully researched, clearly written and it is amply supported with photographs and graphs, charts and tables."--Back cover

Download or read book Stormwater Management Guidelines for the Province of Alberta written by Alberta. Environmental Assessment Division. Standards and Guidelines Branch and published by Municipal Program Development Branch, Environmental Sciences Division, Environmental Service. This book was released on 1997 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Landscape Guide for Canadian Homes written by Lefebvre, Daniel and published by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Canadian experts about landscaping and gardening for Canada`s wide range of climates. Landscape Guide for Canadian Homes has everything the Canadian homeowner needs to know to create and maintain first-class curb appeal that respects and nurtures the environment while saving time and money. Filled with up-to-date, specific information about water use, soil, heritage plants and trees, landscape design, planting methods and maintenance. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs, clear plans and diagrams. A must-have for professionals, serious gardeners and homeowners who want to create a better landscape.