Author: Elliott KatzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parks
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Great Country Walks Around Toronto Within Reach by Public Transit
Author: Elliott KatzGreat Country Walks Around Toronto
Author: Elliott KatzPublisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN: 9780920361009
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This unique guide takes you to the best and most scenic country trails around Toronto for walking, exploring, picnics, birdwatching, running, bicycling and cross-country skiing - all within easy reach by public transit.
Great Country Walks Around Toronto
Author: Elliott KatzPublisher:
ISBN: 9780920361054
Category : Toronto (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to 20 of the best and most scenic country trails around Toronto for walking, exploring, picnics, birdwatching, running, bicycling and cross-country skiing. Includes maps and instructions on how to reach them by public transit and car.
Canadiana
Author: Toronto's Ravines
Author: Murray SeymourPublisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
ISBN: 9781550463224
Category : Gorges
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Toronto is a flat city. That is, unless you discover its secret. Running through the downtown and suburban megacity is a hidden world of ravines. In these 34 walks, urban readers will discover the wilds within their midst -- cliffs and overgrown fields, red fox and red-tailed hawk, whitewater and white pine. All walks are accessible by public transport, and each is presented with abundant information for seasoned hikers, weekend walkers, explorers, birders, amateur naturalists, families, and, in a few cases, young lovers. Author's note: The person who finishes any one of these walks in the shortest amount of time has missed the whole point, and a lot of other good stuff!
Toronto Sprawls
Author: Lawrence SolomonPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0772786194
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
With a landmass of approximately 7000 square kilometres and a population of roughly five million, the Greater Toronto Area is Canada's largest metropolitan centre. How did a small nineteenth-century colonial capital become this sprawling urban giant, and how did government policies shape the contours of its landscape? In Toronto Sprawls, Lawrence Solomon examines the great migration from farms to the city that occurred in the last half of the nineteenth century. During this period, a disproportionate number of single women came to Toronto while, at the same time, immigration from abroad was swelling the city's urban boundaries. Labour unions were increasingly successful in recruiting urban workers in these years. Governments responded to these perceived threats with a series of policies designed to foster order. To promote single family dwellings conducive to the traditional family, buildings in high-density areas were razed and apartment buildings banned. To discourage returning First World War veterans from settling in cities, the government offered grants to spur rural settlement. These policies and others dispersed the city's population and promoted sprawl. An illuminating read, Toronto Sprawls makes a convincing case that urban sprawl in Toronto was caused not by market forces, but rather by policies and programs designed to disperse Toronto's urban population.
International Books in Print
Author: Transport for Suburbia
Author: Paul MeesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136544542
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are found. It is time to move beyond the automobile age. But while public transport has worked well in the dense cores of some big cities, the problem is that most residents of developed countries now live in dispersed suburbs and smaller cities and towns. These places usually have little or no public transport, and most transport commentators have given up on the task of changing this: it all seems too hard. This book argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a generalizable model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian city of Curitiba and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver. It shows how this model can be adapted to suburban, exurban and even rural areas to provide a genuine alternative to the car, and outlines the governance, funding and service planning policies that underpin the success of the world's best public transport systems.
Putting Health into Place
Author: Robin A. KearnsPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815627685
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Putting Health into Place draws together original works that collectively argue for a reinvention of medical geography. There is a growing interest worldwide in relationships between human health and the experience of place, an interest driven both by developments in sociocultural theory and observed health concerns. This book is a resource for those wishing to explore or to teach beyond the frontiers of conventional medical geography. As the first word of the book's title suggests, this is an active volume, one that contributes to situating health in the simultaneously tangible, negotiated, and experienced realities of place. Robin A. Kearns and Wilbert M. Gesler argue that medical issues are a necessary but insufficient focus in developing geographies of health and healing. This contention is supported by the authors of the thirteen substantive chapters who convey research findings from the Americas, Britain, and the Pacific. This book represents a collective commitment to exploring links between social and cultural theory, ideas about place, and discourses on health that will be of interest to readers across the social and health sciences.
The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport
Author: Corinne MulleyPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000367045
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 631
Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport is a reference work of chapters providing in-depth examination of the current issues and future developments facing public transport. Chapters in this book are dedicated to specific key topics, identifying the challenges therein and pointing to emerging areas of research and concern. The content is written by an international group of expert contributors and is enhanced through contributions from practitioners to deliver a broader perspective. The Handbook deals with public transport policy context, modal settings, public transport environment, public transport delivery issues, smart card data for planning and the future of public transport. This comprehensive reference work will be a vital source for academics, researchers and transport practitioners in public transport management, transport policy and transport planning.