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  • Urban Systems Development in Central Canada

    Selected Papers

    Edited by Larry Bourne, Ross MacKinnon ...
    Series series Heritage
    This anthology of research is divided into five sections: definition of the urban system, structural characteristics, distribution of urban growth, transportation networks and interaction between cities, and the impact of growth on urban behaviour and the rural economy. Each section is preceded by the editors' comments. This is an excellent general reference on urbanization in Canada; it ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Form of Cities in Central Canada

    Selected Papers

    Edited by Larry Bourne, Ross MacKinnon, James Simmons ...
    Series series Heritage
    Do Canadian cities have a distinctive form? How has this form evolved over time; and what has been the impact of growth, transportation changes and differing lifestyles on the contemporary Canadian urban environment? The research summarized in the present volume is directed at these kinds of questions. This book is an anthology of research papers and reports building around a common theme: urban ... Read more

    $27.39 USD

  • Urban Futures for Central Canada

    Perspectives on Forecasting Urban Growth and Form

    Edited by Jay Siegel, Larry Bourne, Ross MacKinnon, James Simmons ...
    Series series Heritage
    Urban problems are now a dominant social issue: the essays in this volume consider the direction some of these problems may take in Central Canada. Three broad themes are discussed: forecasting (a spectrum of methodologies and urban forecasts); assessing the consequences of these forecasts at two levels (the growth of cities as an urban system and the growth and form of individual cities or urban ... Read more

    $33.09 USD

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    Series series Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries
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