Water and the City

LECTURE PRESENTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2012

Montréal’s island location influenced how the city was designed, how it is currently maintained and developed, and how we live in it. Water is all around us, but what is our experience of island living? Come find out fascinating things you don’t know, yet, about water and Montreal.

Moderator:

• Dinu Bumbaru, Policy Director of Heritage Montreal

Speaker:

• Jean Décarie, Geographer, professor, and retired urban planner

Clip recorded as part of the lecture series offered by the McCord Museum and Heritage Montreal.

City Talks is a series of lectures bringing together city thinkers and builders to share their views on current practical urban issues affecting Montrealers.