And here is a link I posted in the general development thread, it is a Geography thesis which goes into great detail
about development in the city from 1977 to 1997.
It is lengthy, and the first parts are a pretty general examination of it's purpose and about urban principles, but becomes more specific in content as you read on.
I will quote some things from it later :
(pdf file, warning, large file: )
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/o...18/MQ54967.pdf