The Oak Ridges Moraine: A story of nature in the Greater Toronto Urban Region

Abstract

The author, retired urban affairs columnist for the Toronto Star, is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Urban Studies Program at Innis College, University of Toronto. He is working on a book about the evolution of Toronto as a global city and a novel about the inner working of Toronto politics. The text that follows was written by Professor Stein after attending the international symposion on 'The Natural City, " Toronto, 23-25 June, 2004, sponsored by the University of Toronto's Division of the Environment, Institute for Environmental Studies, and the World Society for Ekistics.