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Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950

Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950

Name: Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Richard Harris
ISBN: 9780801862823

Richard Harris

07/10/1999
Johns Hopkins University Press

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Couverture de Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950 par Richard Harris

Résumé

It is widely believed that only the growth of mass suburbs after World War II brought suburban living within reach of blue-collar workers, immigrants, and racial minorities. But in this original and intensive study of Toronto, Richard Harris shows that even prewar suburbs were socially and ethnically diverse, with a significant number of lower-income North American families making their homes on the urban fringe. In the United States and Canada, lack of planning set the stage for a uniquely North American tragedy. Unplanned Suburbs serves as a reminder of the dangers of unchecked suburban growth.