Cities of Oil
Subtitle: Municipalities and Petroleum Manufacturing in Southern Ontario, 1860-1960
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781442645585
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade, canada
Description: Using extensive archival research, Cobban concludes that municipalities can stimulate the accelerated, sustained development of local industry sectors, thus challenging the dominant view that the influence of municipalities on economic growth is marginal. Cities of Oil demonstrates the importance of accommodating the land and infrastructure needs of industry at critical junctures, and implementing land use policies that encourage the dense clustering of industries. This book will be essential reading for those seeking a greater understanding of industrial growth in the province of Ontario."--pub. desc.