NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
(February 2024)
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Beyond greenways: The next step for city trails and walking routes
/ Searns, Robert M. — Washington, DC : Island Press, 2023.
1 online resource : illustrations, maps, EPUB.
The book covers the configurations, themes, principles, attributes and planning for two types of close-in trail corridors that evolve upon the greenway concept: (1) grand loops and (2) town walks. It also addresses securing rights of way, generating support for developing these new types of trails and encouraging people to use them. It concludes with hypothetical examples demonstrating potential implementation of the trail corridors in U.S. cities and a list of resources.
Cycling through the pandemic: Tactical urbanism and the implementation of pop-up bike lanes in the time of COVID-19
/ Ortar, Nathalie & Rérat, Patrick. (Eds.). — [Cham] : Springer, 2024.
1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) : graphs, colour maps, colour photographs, PDF. — (The urban book series).
Papers in the book examine political and citizen actions to increase cycling during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. They focus on policies and actions to create temporary bicycle lanes and paths in cities in France and Switzerland; London, UK; Bogota, Colombia; and Montréal, Canada.
Dictionnaire politique de la scène municipale québécoise
/ Breux, Sandra & Mévellec, Anne. (Eds.). — [Québec, QC] : Presses de l'Université Laval, 2024.
1 ressource en ligne (xxi, 501 pages) : illustrations, PDF. — (Collection Études urbaines).
The reference book defines terms and explains concepts and issues pertaining to the history, structure, governance, functions and politics of municipal governments in Québec. Topics addressed include acclamation; planning practice and legislation; land development; municipal council, councillors and mayors; municipal elections and electoral campaigns; municipal finance and taxation; environmental and climate change policies; cybersecurity and digital services; economic development; social policies and social development; women and diversity in municipal politics; municipal associations; multilevel governance; regional governance; amalgamation; immigration; social housing; regional county municipalities; the ombudsman; intermunicipal agencies; public participation; remuneration; auditing; small municipal institutions (e.g., parishes, villages and townships); company towns; and the Table of Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government.
The Forum of Federations handbook on local government in federal systems
/ Steytler, Nico. (Ed.). — Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
1 online resource (xxiv, 607 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), PDF.
Case studies explore the history, structures, constitutional nature, governance role, financial powers, oversight and political culture of local governments in 16 countries with federal governance systems: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. It also considers local governments' interactions with higher orders of government and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the role of local government. The concluding chapter identifies common themes from the case studies. The chapter on Canada was written by Enid Slack and Zack Taylor.
Housing, homelessness, and social policy in the urban north
/ Christensen, Julia; Carraher, Sally; Hedwig, Travis H.; & Arnfjord, Steven. — Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2024.
1 online resource (vii, 330 pages) : illustrations (some colour), map, PDF.
The book covers northern, Indigenous and Inuit housing; homelessness issues and responses; and supportive housing in Northern Canada, Alaska and Nuuk, Greenland. Canadian content focuses on Whitehorse, YT; Yellowknife, NT; northern Labrador; and the James Bay region. The epilogue addresses homelessness and the spread of COVID-19 in the Arctic.
Political engagement in Canadian city elections
/ McGregor, R. Michael & Stephenson, Laura B. (Eds.). — Montréal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024.
1 online resource (x, 261 pages) : graphs, PDF. — (McGill-Queen's studies in urban governance ; 16).
The book contains papers on the determinants and influencing factors of voter turnout at municipal and school board elections in Canada, political engagement at the local level, factors influencing vote choice (e.g., incumbency and transportation issues), and electors' perspectives on local politicians.
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