Boom and Bust... Literally Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 The richest country in the world is faced with literal boomin the form of exploding sections of electric, gas and steam systemsand bustin the form of collapsing roads and bridgeson a widespread and regular basis.
Good Accounting is M.I.A City budget system is obsolete: daycare is as much a capital item as bridges Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 The author calls on Toronto's city hall to recognize that environmental and social programs are a kind of infrastructure in that they create stakeholders in the community. He advocates that the municipal budget treat these as such and consider them an investment rather than an expenditure.
The Suburban Nation The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Resource Type: Book Published: 2000 The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually supportive towns, cities and regions.