Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau 2024 « Towards Water »
“The waterfront isn’t just something unto itself. It’s connected to everything else,” said Jane Jacobs, a prominent urbanist. This connection is twofold; it refers to the relationship between cities and their waterfronts – as ever-changing as ...
Hommage à Caroline Andrew (par Louise Dumoulin) J’aimerais rendre hommage à madame Caroline Andrew décédée il y a quelques mois à peine.J’ai connu madame Andrew par sa voix uniquement pendant longtemps. Elle était fréquemment invitée à la radio de Radio-Canada local pour commenter l’actualité et,...
Continue ReadingJane Jacobs ideas on the growth, health, and development of cities went far beyond defining livable nieghbourhoods. She also worked on the economic theory of how cities become economic engines of their region. Not surprisingly, she believed that successful cities share an economic ecology that un...
Continue ReadingUniversity of Ottawa Professor Emeritus Caroline Andrew passed away recently at the age of 80. Prof Andrew was a key supporter of Jane's Walk Ottawa (as it was in the early days), and along with Michel Prévost was instrumental in establishing the on-going relationship between Jane's Walk Ottawa-G...
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