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• Ideology in Canadian Municipal Politics

  Lucas, Jack, 1982-

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  What role does ideology play in municipal elections across Canada? How do municipal politicians connect with voters in political arenas that are often free from Provincial and Federal party allegiances? Using data from original surveys of municipal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big City Elections in Canada

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  Combining theory and extensive survey data compiled by the Canadian Municipal Election Study (CMES), Big City Elections provides a data-driven overview of voting behaviour in eight major Canadian municipal elections in 2017 and 2018. These eight…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Effective Citizen

  How to Make Politicians Work for You

  Steele, Graham,

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  If you aren't sure how governments work or what you can do to make sure your government works, start right here. Great book for aspiring politicians too!

• A Quiet Evolution

  the Emergence of Indigenous-local Intergovernmental Partnerships in Canada

  Alcantara, Christopher, 1978-

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  Regardless of who gets your vote, we can all vote for productive, meaningful partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous leadership, everywhere.

• Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia

  Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges

  Williamson, June,

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  This glorious documentation of city planning success sets up the revitalization framework for obsolete infrastructure, from which Calgary has quite a lot to choose!

• Growth

  From Microorganisms to Megacities

  Smil, Vaclav,

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  Deep investigation into a subject Calgary is very familiar with - growth! To understand how a city can thrive and sustain, let's take a look into the science of how and why life gathers and expands.

• Great Cities

  the Stories Behind the World's Most Fascinating Places

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  All this sociological governance talk can get a bit drab. Take a break with the latest deluxe armchair travel eye candy from DK Publishers. Great examples of why the world needs strong leaders so that cities can story on.

• Dream Cities

  Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World

  Graham, Wade,

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  Another pleasant diversion into the cultural history of storied cities. This one illuminates how wild, impossible designs found their way into concrete reality.

• Solved

  How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis

  Miller, David, 1958-

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  An inspirational and hopeful guide to the actions that individual cities can take to divert the whole world from climate catastrophe.

• How We Show Up

  Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community

  Birdsong, Mia,

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  Our departing mayor was a champion of community connectedness, and we look forward to Calgary's new leader having the same knack for neighbourly greatness.

• Can Governments Earn Our Trust?

  Kettl, Donald F.,

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  Imagine a world where thoughtful citizens actually trusted the public representation of their elected officials... Not so farfetched with the practical ideas from this renowned political scientist. Trusting our mayoral candidates have this one on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Calgary Through the Eyes of Writers

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  This place we call home is many different things to every different person. Here is a mash-up view through the lens of Calgary's literary history.