Harris, Richard, 1952-
Unplanned suburbs : Toronto's American tragedy, 1900 to 1950 / Richard Harris.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
xvi, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Creating the North American landscape
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. As early as 1900, Harris explains, the decentralization of blue-collar employment encouraged working-class families to leave the city, many of them taking advantage of lax enforcement of suburban regulations to build their homes themselves. In the short run, the advantages were obvious: a home of one's own, a garden, access to the surrounding countryside. But the unplanned - and therefore scattered - developments led to dramatic increases in the cost of needed services. Inevitably, property taxes rose, in many cases beyond the ability of working-class families to pay.
Harris concludes that even minimal planning might have helped retain the advantages of owner-built housing while reducing public costs, citing the success of European experiments in aided self-help for homebuilders. But in the United States and Canada, the lack of planning set the stage for a uniquely North American tragedy.
0801851424 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780801851421 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Schweiz Eidgenössischer Vorort
Suburbs Ontario Toronto History.
Banlieues Ontario Toronto Histoire.
Suburbs.
Soziale Situation
Stadtentwicklung
Vorort
Toronto Suburban Area (Ont.) History.
Toronto, Banlieue de (Ont.) Histoire.
Ontario Toronto.
Ontario Toronto Suburban Area.
Toronto
Suburbs Sociology
Ontario
History.
Center for American Places.
Creating the North American landscape.
Localisation: Bibliothèque main canada 113744
Cote: ID HT352.C3 T6 CAN; ID:96-B239
Statut: Disponible
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