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Redimensioning Montreal: Circulation and Urban Form, 1846-1918
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Redimensioning Montreal: Circulation and Urban Form, 1846-1918
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Abstract |
The author argues that the built form of Montreal between 1846 and 1918 was continually shaped and reshaped by the evolving strategies of a local “growth machine” which sought to reduce the turnover time of capital by “redimensioning” the urban “vascular system” – streets, sidewalks, tracks, bridges, elevators and canals – within which circulation took place. He also maintains that each wave of urban growth brought a dramatic increase in the flow of goods and people through the city, increased competition for land, raised the bid-rent curve and intensified pressure to adapt built forms inherited from the past to accommodate new demands.
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PhD dissertation
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McGill University
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Montreal
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2002
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xiii-277p.
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en
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Gilliland, Jason Andrew. “Redimensioning Montreal: Circulation and Urban Form, 1846-1918.” PhD dissertation, McGill University, 2002. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol1/QMM/TC-QMM-38193.pdf.
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