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Subdivided : city-building in an age of hyper-diversity

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  • Contributor:

    Lorinc, John

    ,

    Pitter, Jay

    Summary:

    Using Toronto as a case study, Subdivided asks how cities would function if decision-makers genuinely accounted for race, ethnicity, and class when confronting issues such as housing, policing, labor markets, and public space. With essays contributed by an array of city-builders, it proposes solutions for fully inclusive communities that respond to the complexities of a global city.

    Contents:
    • Introduction / Jay Pitter
    • Identity and the city: thinking through diversity / Beyhan Farhadi
    • Doing immigrant resettlement right / Doug Saunders
    • Wasauksing-Vancouver-Toronto: my path home / Rebeka Tabobondung
    • How we welcome: Why Canada's refugee resettlement program undermines place-making / Sarah Beamish and Sofia Ijaz
    • Finding space for spirituality / Fatima Syed
    • Navigating the city with an invisible illness: the story of Dorothy / Denise DaCosta
    • Culture and mental illness / Karen Pitter
    • Neighbourhood Watch: racial profiling and virtual gated communities / Asmaa Malik
    • Accessing education: an immigrant's story / Nicholas Davis
    • Policing and trust in the hyper-diverse city / Nana Yanful
    • Three questions about carding / Idil Burale
    • An overburdened promise: Arts funding for social development / Ian Kamau, Paul Nguyen and Ryan Paterson, with John Lorinc
    • Designing dignified social housing / Jay Pitter
    • Walking through loss: a critical visit to an old neighbourhood / photography by Taha Muharuma
    • Reconsidering revitalization: the case of Regent Park / Jay Pitter in conversation with Sandra Costain
    • Model citizens / Andrea Gunraj
    • A tale of two
    • or three
    • cities: gentrification and community consultations / Mariana Valverde
    • Mobility in the divided city / Eric Mann
    • Toward more complete communities: Business out of the box / Alina Chatterjee
    • Going beyond representation: the diversity deficit in local government / John Lorinc
    • Brampton, a.k.a. Brownton / Noreen Ahmed-Ullah
    • Life in the city in-between / Shaw Micallef
    • Conclusion / J. David Hulchanski.
    Genre: Art and architecture, Canadian nonfiction, Essays
    Original Publisher: Toronto , Coach House Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781552453322

    ,

    1552453324

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DC Contributor

Lorinc, John

Pitter, Jay

Abstract

Using Toronto as a case study, Subdivided asks how cities would function if decision-makers genuinely accounted for race, ethnicity, and class when confronting issues such as housing, policing, labor markets, and public space. With essays contributed by an array of city-builders, it proposes solutions for fully inclusive communities that respond to the complexities of a global city.

Genre
Art and architecture
Canadian nonfiction
Essays
Publisher (Source)

Toronto

Coach House Books

Not specified

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