TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cobban,Timothy
TI  - Cities of Oil: Municipalities and Petroleum Manufacturing in Southern Ontario, 1860-1960 
SN  - 9781442645585
AV  - HD9574.C33 O6 2013eb
U1  - 338.2/728209713 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Petroleum industry and trade
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Ontario, Southern
KW  - History
KW  - DISCOUNT-B
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - Cities of Oil is the first sustained historical account of the development of the early Canadian petroleum refining and manufacturing industry. In it, Timothy W. Cobban documents the industry's development in southern Ontario, from its beginnings in the 1850s to its later expansion on the outskirts of London, to Petrolia, and finally to Sarnia. He accounts for all of the industry's important developments and innovations, particularly the role played by municipalities in fostering its growth.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
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ER  -