Автор: Penny Gurstein, Tom Hutton Название: Planning on the Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social Justice, and Sustainable Development ISBN: 0774861665 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780774861663 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 82770.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Vancouver is heralded around the world as a model for sustainable development. In Planning on the Edge, nationally and internationally renowned planning scholars, activists, and Indigenous leaders assess whether this reputation is warranted. While recognizing the many successes of the “Vancouverism” model, the contributors acknowledge that the forces of globalization and speculative property development have increased social inequality and housing insecurity since the 1980s in the city and the region. By evaluating policies at the local, provincial, and federal levels and taking reconciliation with Indigenous peoples into account, Planning on the Edge highlights the kinds of policies and practices needed to reorient Vancouver’s development trajectory along a more environmentally sound and equitable path.
Автор: Francis Daniel Название: Becoming Vancouver: History of a City ISBN: 1550179160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781550179163 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 33980.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
A lot has changed since the last A-to-Z history of Vancouver appeared several decades ago--award-winning historian Daniel Francis captures all of that change and more in this new era-by-era narrative of Canada's Pacific Gateway city. Becoming Vancouver follows the evolution of the city: from early habitation by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations; to the area's settlement as a mill town; to the "Open City" years of flourishing speakeasies and brothels during the 1920s; to the years of poverty and protest during the 1930s followed by the long wartime and postwar boom to the city's current status as real-estate investment choice of the global super-rich. Tracing decades of transformation, Becoming Vancouver examines the events and personalities that have defined the city's geography, economy and politics. Francis enlivens his text with rich characterizations of the people who shaped Vancouver: determined Chief Joe Capilano, who in 1906 took a delegation to England to appeal directly to King Edward VII for better treatment of Indigenous peoples; brilliant and successful Won Alexander Cumyow, the first recorded person of Chinese descent born in Canada; tireless activist Helena Gutteridge, Vancouver's first woman councillor--just to mention a few.
Vancouver has been called a city without a history, partly because of its youth but also because of the way it seems to change so quickly. Historic business blocks here today are replaced by gleaming new glass and steel high-rises tomorrow. Newcomers to the city, arriving by the thousands every year, find few physical reminders of what was before, making a work like Becoming Vancouver so essential. This brisk, engaging narrative makes a compelling case for why local history matters more today than ever.
Vancouver today is recognized as one of the most livable cities in the world as well as an international model for sustainability and urbanism. Single-family homes in this city are “a dying breed.” Most people live in the various low-rise and high-rise urban alternatives throughout the metropolitan area.
The Death and Life of the Single-Family House explains how residents in Vancouver attempt to make themselves at home without a house. Local sociologist Nathanael Lauster has painstakingly studied the city’s dramatic transformation to curb sprawl. He tracks the history of housing and interviews residents about the cultural importance of the house as well as the urban problems it once appeared to solve.
Although Vancouver’s built environment is unique, Lauster argues that it was never predestined by geography or demography. Instead, regulatory transformations enabled the city to renovate, build over, and build around the house. Moreover, he insists, there are lessons here for the rest of North America. We can start building our cities differently, and without sacrificing their livability.
Автор: Norry Marilyn Название: My Mother`s Story: North Vancouver ISBN: 0987984411 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780987984418 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 24520.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dennis Kg Название: Tales of Main Street, Vancouver ISBN: 0987975218 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780987975218 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20830.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
