The Vancouver achievement : urban planning and design / John Punter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Punter, John V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--British Columbia--Vancouver.

City planning.

British Columbia--Vancouver.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : University of British Columbia Press, [2003]

Contents:

Introduction: Urban Design as Public Policy in North America xiv

Part 1 Setting a New Planning Agenda

2 TEAM and the Reform of Planning, 1972-80 17

3 Creating a Livable Central Area, 1975-91 58

Part 2 Designing Neighbourhoods

4 Single-Family Neighbourhoods, 1980-2000 115

5 CityPlan, 1992-2000 149

6 Megaprojects on the Waterfront, 1987-2000 186

7 Downtown Vancouver, 1991-2000 241

Part 3 Regulating Development and Improving Design

8 Reforming Permit Processing and Development Levies, 1980-2000 291

9 Discretionary Control and Design Quality, 1997-2000 317

10 Conclusion: Assessing Vancouver's Achievement 346

1 Awards for planning and design in Vancouver 391

2 Chronology of key planning initiatives, policy documents, government policies, and politics in the City of Vancouver, 1965-2001 395

3 Organization charts for the city planning function, 1975-2001 401.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

077480971X

OCLC:

52056291