Watch Montréal: The Neighborhood Revived at FMovies. This full-length documentary from the Challenge for Change program addresses housing issues affecting Montreal in the mid-1970s. As the city is restoring older apartments through direct action and government subsidies, new, low-rent housing is being integrated into old neighborhoods.
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Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in...
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World in a City is a portrait of Toronto and the steps Torontonians are taking to create a society that welcomes and encourages new immigrants to...
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“A Short History of the Highrise” is an interactive documentary that explores the 2,500-year global history of vertical living and issues...
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This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....
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In 1959 New York City announced a "slum clearance plan" by Robert Moses that would displace 2,400 working class and immigrant families, and dozens of...
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During WWII, there was a need for affordable housing of decent quality. In response, small pre-fabricated homes were built quickly and efficiently to...
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Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario, a...
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Architect Stanley King involves the local Vancouver community in urban design.
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A look at the design of pedestrian oriented city centres.
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American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.
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The city of Saskatoon makes strategic decisions which prevent speculation and keep land prices down.