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The Politics Of Where: The Federal Government And Canada's Urbanization, 1867-2017, Charles D. Crenna
The Politics Of Where: The Federal Government And Canada's Urbanization, 1867-2017, Charles D. Crenna
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This dissertation responds to a single overarching research question: what is the nature and extent of the federal government’s influence on urbanization in Canada, both on its systems of cities and on their internal structure? Lessons learned regarding the federal role in Canada’s urbanization remain relevant and applicable to emerging conditions. They offer a sound, streetwise foundation for future urban policy development, based on understanding the vital politics of where.
Large, complex systems of cities are both self-organizing and responsive to strategic guidance by the federal government. Politically-difficult choices among competing urban locations can be made both by hiding …