Recently added articles from Canadian Journal of Urban Research:
When planning fails: downtown malls in mid-size cities.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract The article concentrates on a failed planning strategy, deployed in numerous places over a thirty year period: the erection of shopping malls in the downtowns of mid-size urban areas. Virtually all such malls experienced decline, from a chain and department store ...
Preferences of suburban residents in Thunder Bay, Ontario towards neighbourhood intensification and rediversification.
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract This research measured attitudes towards higher density housing and integrated land uses within a residential neighbourhood in light of recent Provincial government initiatives toward urban intensification. Residents in a Thunder Bay suburban neighbourhood were assessed ...
Public participation in local politics: the impact of community activism on the Windsor-Detroit border decision making process.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract The study of community and citizen engagement in municipal decision-making is important within the field of municipal politics. Fundamental disagreements exist concerning whether community activism is capable of influencing municipal decision-making and secondly, ...
Gentrification and rental management agencies: West Broadway neighbourhood in Winnipeg.(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract The objective of this article is to examine the role of rental management agencies (RMA) in regard to what is been considered as the beginning of gentrification in West Broadway, and analyze this process and its impact on rental properties. In order to do this, we ...
The young are the restless: the problem of attracting and retaining young people.(RESEARCH NOTE)(Report)
Dec 22, 2008; ... Abstract Many communities have become concerned about their inability to retain and attract young people. This is an important issue because it raises concerns about where the next generation of leaders will come from. This paper begins with a broad overview of the 27 census ...