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Book Forsaken

Download or read book Forsaken written by British Columbia. Missing Women Commission of Inquiry and published by . This book was released on 2012-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chinatowns

    Book Details:
  • Author : David Chuenyan Lai
  • Publisher : UBC Press
  • Release : 2007-10-01
  • ISBN : 0774844183
  • Pages : 383 pages

Download or read book Chinatowns written by David Chuenyan Lai and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a definitive history of Chinatowns in Canada. From instant Chinatowns in gold- and coal-mining communities to new Chinatowns which have sprung up in city neighbourhoods and suburbs since World War II, it portrays the changing landscapes and images of Chinatowns from the late nineteenth century to the present. It also includes a detailed case study of Victoria's Chinatown, the earliest such settlement in Canada. The culmination of twenty years of research, which has included detailed surveys of over fifty Chinatowns in North America and interviews with numerous community leaders and city planners in all major Chinatowns in Canada, this book explains why Historic Chinatowns are seen as important by Chinese today and why they may survive despite the competing attractions of New Chinatowns. It also sheds new light on the chracteristics of these communities and provides useful insights for geographers, historians, sociologists and anthropologists.

Book Binky the Space Cat

Download or read book Binky the Space Cat written by Ashley Spires and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Binky’s blast-off into outer space (outside) to battle aliens (bugs) is delayed when he realizes he’s left something behind - and it’s not the anti-gravity kitty litter.

Book Pedestrian Safety Project

Download or read book Pedestrian Safety Project written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Download or read book Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada written by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interim report covers the activities of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada since the appointment of the current three Commissioners on July 1, 2009. The report summarizes: the activities of the Commissioners, the messages presented to the Commission at hearings and National Events, the activities of the Commission with relation to its mandate, the Commission's interim findings, the Commission's recommendations.

Book Neighbourhood Organizations and the Welfare State

Download or read book Neighbourhood Organizations and the Welfare State written by Shlomo Hasson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "According to Hasson and Ley, the protest movements of the 1960s began a new era of urban politics evident today in the range and diversity of neighbourhood organizations. In this comparative study, the authors identify and explore four distinct types of neighbourhood organizations by pairing four neighbourhoods in Vancouver with four in Jerusalem. Each organizational type represents a different phase of the emergent welfare state and each is characterized by its distinctive ideologies, strategies, and relations with government. Hasson and Ley argue that political geography at the neighbourhood level is both diverse and complex, but that it does follow identifiable patterns." "The four typologies presented are ratepayers' groups, paternalistic associations, protest organizations, and groups characterized by cooperative ventures with the state. Canada and Israel provide ideal comparative settings. Both are relatively new nations absorbing large immigrant populations and both are engaged in building welfare states within democratic/capitalist frameworks. At the same time, their obvious differences foreground the roles of culture, national history, and personal leadership in the formation of neighbourhood organizations. The authors draw on interviews and documentation to present a detailed case study of each neighbourhood organization, exploring its history, individual characteristics, impact on urban life, and interaction with the state." "This rich and complex study offers basic reading for urbanists, community planners, and social and political scientists. The authors provide a detailed review of relevant literature and make a strong contribution to both theory and fieldwork in their discipline."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Book SafeGrowth

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gregory Saville
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-06-20
  • ISBN : 9781977704559
  • Pages : 230 pages

Download or read book SafeGrowth written by Gregory Saville and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SafeGrowth is a new model for building crime-resistant and vibrant neighborhoods in the 21st Century. This book chronicles how SafeGrowth and methods like CPTED - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design - turn troubled places back from the brink of crime. This book compiles the results of recent SafeGrowth conferences and project work in high crime neighborhoods and it describes a new theory in city planning and crime prevention. The book includes chapters on urban planning, community development, crime prevention, and new policing strategies. Chapter authors include criminologists, community workers, urban planners, police specialists, and others directly involved in community work and urban design. Chapters also include summaries of recent SafeGrowth Summits, planning and visioning sessions for creating a new path forward. Chapters include: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; Smart Growth planning; livability academies; urban villages and the hub concept; SafeGrowth projects in Saskatoon and Red Deer in Canada and Hollygrove in New Orleans; and the 4 principles of SafeGrowth planning. While the original concept of SafeGrowth was developed by Gregory Saville, the book editor and primary author, other authors expand that original vision and describe a new way to plan and develop cities. The audience for this book includes community development practitioners, urban policy-makers, crime prevention specialists including police, students of urban development and crime prevention, planners, and anyone interested in a new way to create safer and livable neighborhoods.

Book Stan Douglas

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stan Douglas
  • Publisher : arsenal pulp press
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9781551521350
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Stan Douglas written by Stan Douglas and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays based on a monumental-sized photograph by preeminent visual artist Stan Douglas.

Book Heritage Planning

    Book Details:
  • Author : Harold Kalman
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2014-10-30
  • ISBN : 1317700724
  • Pages : 361 pages

Download or read book Heritage Planning written by Harold Kalman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heritage Planning: Principles and Process provides a comprehensive overview of heritage planning as an area of professional practice. The book first addresses the context and principles of heritage planning, including land-use law, planning practice, and international heritage doctrine, all set within the framework of larger societal issues such as sustainability and ethics. The book then takes readers through the pragmatic processes of heritage practice including collecting data, identifying community opinion, determining heritage significance, the best practices and methods of creating a conservation plan, and managing change. Heritage Planning recognizes changing approaches to heritage conservation, particularly the shift from the conservation of physical fabric to the present emphasis on retaining values, associations and stories that historic places hold for their communities. The transition has affected the practice of heritage planning and is important for those in the field. It is essential reading for both professionals that manage change within the built environment and students of heritage conservation and historic preservation.

Book Homelessness  Housing  and Harm Reduction

Download or read book Homelessness Housing and Harm Reduction written by Deborah Kraus and published by CMHC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of innovative housing programs for persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who use substances (e.g. drugs, alcohol or other substances). The research specifically examined which housing interventions and factors that incorporate a harm reduction approach best help this population access and maintain stable housing. Three research questions were addressed: 1. How effective are innovative or alternative residential housing programs for homeless people with substance use issues, especially those that incorporate high-tolerance or harm reduction into a supported living environment? 2. To what degree is secure and stable housing crucial to successful substance use treatment models? 3. Do harm reduction strategies, as part of supportive housing, enhance the stability and longevity of housing tenure for homeless people with substance use issues?

Book Always an Adventure

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hugh Aylmer Dempsey
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 9781552385227
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Always an Adventure written by Hugh Aylmer Dempsey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugh Dempsey recounts his interesting and varied careers as journalist, historian, archivist and museum administrator.

Book Vancouver s Chinatown

Download or read book Vancouver s Chinatown written by Kay Anderson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1991 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anderson argues that illustrative of a process of cultural domination that gave European settlers in North America and Australia the power to define and shape the district according to their own images and interests. Anderson charts the construction of Chinatown in the minds and streets of the white community of Vancouver over a hundred year period. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Vancouver and Its Region

Download or read book Vancouver and Its Region written by Graeme Wynn and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aims to present a broad-ranging account of Vancouver, including a historical geography of the city and its surrounding area, a commentary on the contemporary city and a report of the impacts of urban growth on the biophysical environment.

Book Once Upon a Mine

Download or read book Once Upon a Mine written by Wendy Martin and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Physical Geology

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven Earle
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016-08-12
  • ISBN : 9781537068824
  • Pages : 628 pages

Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

Book Strathcona

Download or read book Strathcona written by John Atkin and published by North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: