Articles from Canada and the World Backgrounder (May 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Another extreme.			347
Doughnut cities: everybody connected with urban planning has known for decades that allowing suburbs to spread is not a good idea, yet suburban growth continues.			2436
Down and nearly out.			693
Entry level homes.			428
Hot property.			1399
Housing--databank.			415
It's a right.			376
No fixed address.			1370
Overtaxed and underfunded: Canada used to have model cities, but funding cutbacks have knocked them down fore decades.			2379
People over cars.			1049
Preservation struggle: some of Canada's small communities are doing just fine, but many have been losing population for decades. Job opportunities are few and young people leave for cities. Meanwhile, cities are spreading to meet what used to be separate rural communities, turning them into bedroom (commuter) communities.			1897
Private enclaves.			462
Social polarization.			357
Stopping the rot: a sure sign that a community is in decline is loss of civic pride. This shows up in a variety of ways--litter becomes a problem, sidewalks aren't cleared of snow, graffiti appears, participation in elections declines.			2642
The government factor.			507
The no-rent option.			826
The price of shelter.			1368
The rental market.			1539
Turning good ideas into reality can be a hard sell.			383
Urban clusters: new waves of immigration have transformed the face of urban Canada. And, with a lower birth rate, the country will need more immigrants to keep the population from declining.			1601