Although municipalities across Canada have adopted principles of new urbanism, smart
growth, and sustainability in their planning and policy documents, new suburbs continue to …

In the last decade the planning literature has reflected growing interest in the topic of gated
communities. To date, this relatively new field of research has generated limited theoretical …

This article explores the theory and practice of mixed use, from its origins in the critiques of
Jane Jacobs to the recent prescriptions of New Urbanism. Drawing on experiences in Canada…

An examination of new urban approaches both in theory and in practice. Taking a critical
look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, the author asks whether new urban …

Contemporary residential building trends reflect concerns about privacy, traffic, and managing
difference. Despite the radically different premises behind New Urbanism and gated …

This investigation examined the factor structure and correlates of the Reasons for Exercise
Inventory among 101 exercising women. Subjects completed the 24-item inventory (with one …

In this chapter we explore some of the issues that researchers and participants face when
engaging in participatory action research (PAR). We suggest negotiation processes and skills …

Gated or walled communities have proliferated in America, and appear increasingly in regions
such as the Middle East, Australia, South Africa and Central and South America. Gated …

Body dissatisfaction is a prevalent problem in our society, especially among women, and is
clearly associated with a range of psychosocial difficulties and disorders. In the …

In recent geographic and urban discourse, neoliberalism increasingly appears as an explanatory
framework for a range of spatial phenomena, including gated communities. This article …