Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Integral City (2nd nomination)
Green Cardamom has listed several sources that should satisfy . Only two are necessary to meet that criterion. Furthermore, it is my opinion that the sources given have been discounted too hastily. The Canadian Journal of Urban Research is published by the http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/ius/cjur/about.html University of Winnipeg, and the http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/ius/cjur/about.html editorial board is composed of faculty from the University. The principal editor (also the book review editor) is http://geography.uwinnipeg.ca/faculty-vachon.htm Marc Vachon, an associate professor and head of the Department of Geography. I see no immediate reason as to why a book review in an academic journal should be seen as less reliable than, say, a book review in a newspaper, which would surely qualify as a reliable source. Now to address concerns of "back scratching." The review from the Canadian Journal of Urban Research is hardly favorable toward Hamilton's book. The review states that the book is filled with "laudable" but "vacuous" statements, and that its organization is "somewhat jumbled." This is definitely a critical review. The other journals do carry definite ideologies, but that doesn't mean they should be immediately dismissed.  states that "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." The important thing is checking whether the biased source has editorial control and a reputation for fact-checking. Based on its http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/contribute guidelines for contributors, I suggest that the Alternatives Journal meets this criteria. The http://www.alternativesjournal.ca/community/reviews/choreographing-sustainable-communities review from the Alternatives Journal is not entirely favorable toward the book either, and disagrees with the book's ultimate conclusion. For these reasons, I support keeping the article
— User:Altamel, 02:23, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NBOOK||WP:RS (Wikipedia:Notability)