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 Urban Affairs Library
The Urban Affairs Library carries general and highly specialized materials in several subject areas: Architecture and Urban Design Architecture of cities, including urban design trends, policies and standards Arts and Culture The role of local government in the promotion and support of the arts Economic Development The economic structure and life of cities, including the local government's role in stimulating economic development Environmental Planning and Pollution Environmental planning by local governments, environmental assessments and pollution problems as they affect urban areas Healthy Cities Materials on sustainable development, environmental planning, community safety and development Housing Policies and trends as they affect the structure and development of urban areas Law Municipal bylaws and legal issues affecting municipalities Public finance and taxation at the urban level, a comprehensive collection of financial statements for the new city of Toronto, statements for former municipalities, as well as budgets from major Ontario and Canadian municipalities Municipal Government The role, structure and function of municipal governments at both the local and regional levels Information on the municipal electoral system for the Toronto area, plus council minutes, committee reports and agendas Municipal Services Local government services, including garbage and sewage disposal, water supply, police and fire protection, parks and recreation, public works, public health and social services Urban Geography Physical and spatial development of cities and urban land, including land-use trends, settlement patterns, urban sprawl, population characteristics and forecasting for urban areas Urban History Histories of individual cities, plus information on urbanization in a historical perspective Urban Planning Both the theoretical and practical aspects of the planning of cities, including an in-depth collection of Toronto area reports Urban Sociology The city as a social organism, and the integration of people and groups in the urban context Urban Transportation Statistical reports, planning studies, theoretical models; projections, and all other aspects of transportation in cities
Updated on: January 6, 2009
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