The twentieth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of capital cities
worldwide–in 1900 there were only about forty, but by 2000 there were more than two …

This article explores the entanglement of city planning with settler claims to Indian reserves
in Vancouver. The Plan for the City of Vancouver, first published in 1928, devoted significant …

Examining the relationship between city planning and politics, this book analyzes a handful
of exemplary cities-Washington DC, Berlin, Canberra and New Dehli-each of which …

In this article, we examine the spatial regulation of homeless people by National Capital
Commission (NCC) conservation officers in Canada's capital city, Ottawa. We explore NCC …

Many cities evolve over time, but some are designed from scratch. Brasília is presented as a
unique case on urban planning for having been built from figuratively nothing, based on a …

Residential neighbourhood designs with street patterns based upon hexagonal blocks were
proposed by several planners in the early 20th century. Urban designers such as Charles …

The 1950 Plan for the National Capital is one of the most significant documents in Canadian
planning history. The plan was the guide for the rapid transformation of Ottawa and Hull from …

'Plan making is in the air'explained William Langton to his fellow architects in Toronto in
1905:'we have caught it from our generation'(Langton, 1905). Langton was referring to the …

Policing and security provision are subjects central to criminology. Yet there are newer and
neglected forms that are currently unscrutinised. By examining the work of community safety …

While the international dimension of the British garden city movement has been well
documented, the global reach of American-style 'city beautiful'ideas has been more …