Urban and regional planning in Canada / J. Barry Cullingworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullingworth, J. B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning--Canada.

Regional planning.

Canada.

City planning--Canada.

City planning.

Canada--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xix, 379 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, U.S.A. : Transaction Books, 2015.

Summary:

"Originally published in 1987, this book presents a wide-ranging review of urban, regional, economic, and environmental planning in Canada. A comprehensive source of information on Canadian planning policies, it addresses the wide variations between Canadian provinces. While acknowledging similarities with programs and policies in the United States and Britain, the author documents the distinctively Canadian character of planning in Canada. Among the topics addressed in the book are: the agencies of planning; on the nature of urban plans; the instruments of planning; land policies; natural resources; regional planning at the federal level; regional planning and development in Ontario; regional planning in other provinces; environmental protection; planning and people; and reflections on the nature of planning in Canada."--Back cover.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Agencies of Planning

3. On the Nature of Urban Plans

4. The Instruments of Planning

5. Land Policies

6. Natural Resources

7. Regional Planning at the Federal Level

8. Regional Planning and Development in Ontario

9. Regional Planning in Other Provinces

10. Environmental Protection

11. Planning and People

12. Epilogue: Some Reflections on the Nature of Canadian Planning.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

1412854814

9781412854818

OCLC:

879582704

Publisher Number:

99961555612