The future of cities in Britain and Canada : proceedings of a Canada/UK colloquium, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada

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The future of cities in Britain and Canada : proceedings of a Canada/UK colloquium, Val Morin, Quebec, Canada

edited by Ian Jackson

Dartmouth , Institute for Research on Public Policy, c1991

  • : uk
  • : cn

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This consideration of the future of cities in Britain and Canada covers topics such as cities and communication, patchwork cities, city planning, potable water, sewage and waste disposal issues, the new responsibilities of local government in Britain, and European cities in the 1990s.

Table of Contents

  • Cities and communication - the necessary, the possible, the likely
  • cities and the communications revolution
  • neighbourhoods - ghettos or cultural mosaics?
  • patchwork cities - variable experiences of ethnic relations in Britain
  • European cities in the 1990s - problems and prospects
  • city planning
  • cities and sustainable development - can cities be remodelled?
  • potable water, sewage and waste disposal issues
  • the new responsibilities of local Government in Britain
  • is responsible municipal Government an illusion or a reality?
  • summary of discussions
  • colloquium participants.

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