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/ Williams, Christopher J.; Skinner, Andrea; & Helfand, Matthew. — Second edition. — Toronto, ON : LexisNexis Canada, 2025.

xi, 311, 5, 6 pages : illustration.

The book provides an overview of expropriation in Ontario with reference to legislation and case law. It covers the history and evolution of expropriation powers; eligible parties with expropriation power; eligible and ineligible subjects to expropriation; the process for expropriation and preparation for compensation; hearings of necessity; determining market value; non-market value compensation (i.e., compensation for disturbance damages, injurious affection/partial taking and business losses); special difficulties in relocation; expropriation for mortgagees, tenants and execution creditors; cost awards; abandonment and disposal of expropriated land; appeals; collateral attacks; de factor expropriations; rules under the federal Expropriation Act; and expropriation and Indigenous land rights in Ontario.
Appendices comprise a flowchart of the expropriation process, a chart of expropriating authorities in Ontario, and excerpts from related legislation and regulations.

/ Albert, Sylvie & Millard, Jeremy & Pandey, Manish. (Eds.). — Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

1 online resource (xx, 266 pages) : illustrations. — (Routledge studies in sustainable development).

The book contains case studies exploring how the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being implemented in cities around the world: Mexico City, Mexico; Los Angeles, U.S.; Gladsaxe Municipality, Denmark; Shah Alam, Malaysia; Minamata, Japan; Malmö. Sweden; Cape Town, South Africa; Kelowna, Canada; Barcelona, Spain; and cities in the European Union. It reviews city governance and resources, implementing the SDGs at the local level, and best practices from voluntary local reviews (2021–2023).

/ Blair, Robert & Nelson, Kimberly L. (Eds.). — Second edition. — Washington, DC : International City/County Management Association, 2024.

1 online resource (xvii, 237 pages) : illustrations + 1 online resource (5 pages, 3 data files : 40.4 MB)

The book comprises case studies addressing management practices for local governments, primarily in the United States and Canada, and the ICMA Code of Ethics under seven categories: (1) the manager, the board and the leadership team; (2) ethics, values and essential management practices; (3) intergovernmental and inter-organizational relations; (4) public health and public safety; (5) budgeting and finance; (6) community futures; and (7) other essential services (i.e., library, information technology services, road maintenance and park accessibility management). Suggested student assignments and discussion questions for each case study are provided. Biographies of the editors and authors as well as the ICMA Code of Ethics with guidelines are included.

/ Semanjski, Ivana Cavar. — Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2023.

1 online resource (vii, 257 pages) : colour illustrations, graphs, colour maps.

The book covers the definition of and challenges for smart mobility, big data for mobility studies, data analytics for transportation planning, data-driven mobility management, and the concept and application of a digital twin in the context of smart mobility. Chapters include word clouds, literature reviews and examples.

/ Paré, Sylvie & Benguergoura, Naziha. (Eds.). — Québec, QC : Presses de l'Université Laval, 2025.

1 ressource en ligne (xii, 185 pages) : illustrations. — (Collection Études urbaines).

The book explores how cities and communities create healthy, accessible, equitable and well-serviced places for their diverse populations. It discusses physical accessibility to and equitable use of urban facilities and inclusive planning in Montréal; the legislative and regulatory framework for universal accessibility in France's cities; urban conflicts over the right to the city in Montréal's îlot Overdale neighbourhood; planning of an urban square from a feminist perspective in Montevideo, Uruguay; citizen involvement with the transformation of the urban square in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough; citizen-led ideation and planning for the redevelopment of a vacant industrial lot; perceived accessibility to health care and inclusion by North African women in Saint-Laurent and Montréal-Nord; and the roles of neighbourhood facilities and public libraries in supporting ethno-cultural relations in Saint-Laurent.