Rediscovering Thomas Adams : rural planning and development in Canada / edited by Wayne J. Caldwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caldwell, Wayne J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adams, Thomas, 1871-1940.

Adams, Thomas.

Rural development--Canada.

Rural development.

Canada--Rural conditions.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Suburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands -- these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same concerns nearly a century ago, when he wrote Rural Planning and Development, a comprehensive overview of planning issues at the time of the First World War. Rediscovering Thomas Adams reintroduces a new generation to a text that quickly became a touchstone for planners and planning in Canada. Updated with commentaries by the country's leading planners who hold up Adams' text as a mirror to reflect upon contemporary planning issues, this richly illustrated book highlights Adams' influence on the planning profession and the continued significance of his comprehensive and pragmatic vision for building better rural and urban communities. First published in 1917, Rural Planning and Development continues to resonate as a broad vision for planning, one that moves beyond the demands of the moment to offer a long-term vision for a better future.

Contents:

I Introductory / Commentary by Jeanne M. Wolfe

II Rural Population and Production in Canada / Commentary by Michael Troughton

III Present Systems of Surveying and Planning Land in Rural Areas / Commentary by Hok-Lin Leung

IV Rural Transportation and Distribution: Railways and Highways / Commentary by Ian Wight

V Rural Problems that Arise in Connection with Land Development / Commentary by Len Gertler

Organization of Rural Life and Rural Industries / Commentary by Tony Fuller

VII Government Policies and Land Development / Commentary by Jill L. Grant

VIII Returned Soldiers and Land Settlement / Commentary by John Devlin

IX Provincial Planning and Development Legislation / Commentary by Gary Davidson

X Outline of Proposals and General Conclusions / Commentary by Wayne J. Caldwell - Appendices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-24550-7

9786613245502

0-7748-1925-1

OCLC:

754847037