Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. The Past in the Present: Exploring the Relevance of Canada’s Urban Past 1
5. The Economic Framework 5
6. The Evolution of the Canadian Urban System 9
7. Politics and Municipal Government 35
8. The Modem City Realized: Toronto Civic Affairs, 1880–1915 39
9. The Municipal Government Reform Movement in Western Canada, 1880–1920 73
10. Montreal’s Municipal Government and the Crisis of the 1930s 112
11. Continuity and Change: Elites and Prairie Urban Development, 1914–1950 130
12. Political Parties and Civic Power: Winnipeg, 1919–1975 155
13. Planning and the Realities of Development 167
14. The Ideas and Policies of the Canadian Planning Profession, 1909–1931 177
15. The Principle of Utility and the Origins of Planning Legislation in Alberta, 1912–1975 196
16. Towards the City Efficient:The Theory and Practice Of Zoning, 1919–1939 226
17. A Confluence of Interests: Housing Reform in Toronto, 1900–1920 247
18. The Influence of Thomas Adams and the British New Towns Movement in the Planning of Canadian Resource Communities 268
19. Land Development Patterns in Calgary, 1884–1945 293
20. Zoning and Planning: The Toronto Experience, 1904–1970* 316
21. A Brief Guide to Canadian Urban Studies 343
22. Notes on Editors 381
23. Notes on Contributors 382
24. The Carleton Library 384