Bibliographica Series
https://hdl.handle.net/10680/858
Bibliography series on selected topics2024-03-19T08:10:19ZWinnipeg inSight: compendium of Winnipeg planning literature
https://hdl.handle.net/10680/871
Winnipeg inSight: compendium of Winnipeg planning literature
Klos, Nancy; Douchant, Christian; Jopling, David
Urban planning remains one of the biggest challenges and opportunities for cities and citizens alike, with broad implications for living conditions and the surrounding environment. The City of Winnipeg has been confronted by many ofthe same planning concerns faced by other North American cities, although there have been a number of innovative and sometimes unique local planning efforts. Among the more important concerns faced by this city are a growing suburban area and an increasingly deserted downtown, neighbourhood decay and an aging inner core housing stock, increasing poverty and community distress, housing affordabilty and the need to preserve the city's inventory of heritage buildings and satisfy transportation
demands.
In the post-war period, a variety of reports and studies have been produced by public and private
sources Qncluding academic and student researchers) related to urban planning in Winnipeg. They focus on topics such as community renewal and revitalization, downtown development, heritage districts, housing, land use, parks, the Winnipeg region/fringe and transportation. During this period, planning moved from a technical land use function to a greater focus on community based participation and concern for the environment. This growing mass of documents has much to offer to professional planners, government decision-makers, students and community groups both in the city and elsewhere. As present and future planning initiatives are debated, these documents are a valuable legacy.
A variety of planning-related literature reviews relevant to Winnipeg have appeared. However, only a handful of publications have attempted to create a comprehensive bibliography or listing of documents that pertain to urban planning in Winnipeg. This publication is the most recent attempt to create a Winnipeg planning bibliography. It recognizes the scope of urban planning and the vast quantity of documents related
to urban planning that exist. Each document represents a contribution to the larger picture of planning in Winnipeg and to varying degrees, each provides important information and insights.
This publication's goal is to identify reports and other literature over the last three decades, although there was some attempt to locate documents dating back almost 50 years to the immediate post-war period. It is intended for use by government departments, planning practitioners/professionals, community groups, academics, students and the general public. As it builds on past efforts, this publication also opens the door for similar future efforts.
Book: xviii, 91 p., maps, digital file
1996-01-01T00:00:00ZMeasuring homelessness : a review of recent research
https://hdl.handle.net/10680/870
Measuring homelessness : a review of recent research
Bentley, Daniel
Homelessness has been an issue of acute concern for a long time. The topic has stimulated research initiatives in different disciplines for the past couple of decades. The focus of these research initiatives have been conditioned by the perceptions and preoccupations of the period.
In recent years the study of the rootless, largely male, wanderer and tramp, and the life of Skid Row, has moved focus. The chief topics of interest now are-determining the numbers of the homeless, and identifying distinctive characteristics and life circumstances, that might explain what has befallen them. Many recent studies are designed to provide direction for solutions that might address the homeless problem.
This review presents a selection of literature that represents the topics and range of discussion on homelessness in the U.S. and Canada, and to a limited extent, Britain and Australia.
Book: xii, 89 p., digital file
1995-01-01T00:00:00ZHousing and ethnicity : literature review and select, annotated bibliography
https://hdl.handle.net/10680/869
Housing and ethnicity : literature review and select, annotated bibliography
Beavis, Mary Ann
The study of housing and ethnicity is part of the urban literature on residential segregation and
racial discrimination in Canada. It also belongs to the larger body of research on the Canadian ethnic mosaic. The results of such research can have important implications for policy-makers in their efforts to pursue effective mortgage and housing markets, to help households in need, and to deal with some of the challenges posed by significant contribution to housing demand anticipated in the next decade.3 Housing for minority groups within Canadian society is also a human rights issue, in that newcomers to Canada, as well as visible minorities, may experience impaired access to housing due to discrimination and lack of appropriate services (see, e.g., Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties, 1988; Commission des droits de Ia personne du Québec, 1988).
Book: vi, 59 p., digital file
1995-01-01T00:00:00ZThe future of aboriginal urbanization in prairie cities : select annotated bibliography and literature review on urban aboriginal issues in the prairie provinces
https://hdl.handle.net/10680/868
The future of aboriginal urbanization in prairie cities : select annotated bibliography and literature review on urban aboriginal issues in the prairie provinces
Kastes, Wade G.
This study is concerned with the housing and living environments of Aboriginal peoples residing
in Canadian Prairie urban centres. It is divided into two sections: a select annotated bibliography and a brief assessment of the literature. The annotated bibliography section identifies and describes the findings of 121 publications dealing with urban Aboriginal issues. The assessment of literature section summarizes important findings of past researchers, assesses the overall state of knowledge in the subject area, identifies gaps in the research, examines data sources, and highlights opportunities for new research. The goal of the report is to provide a foundation for the future development and implementation of a co-ordinated research strategy designed to explore Aboriginal urbanization in Canadian Prairie urban centres.
Book: vi, 135 p., charts, digital file
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