Saving the Canadian City, the first phase 1880-1920: An Anthology of Early Articles on Urban Reform

by Paul Rutherford

The rapid, chaotic growth of Canada's cities in the late nineteenth century bred a host of social and economic problems that were most evident in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. The daily press soon made its readers aware of the perils of overcrowding, the appearance of slums and ghettoes, the threat of disease and the evils of vice, the greed of utility corporations, and the corruption of municipal governments. The recognition of this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802062474
• ISBN13: 9780802062475
• Release Date: December 1974
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"