Urban and Regional Planning in Canada [Paperback]

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.

The author documents how governmental agencies handle problems of population growth, urban development, exploitation of natural resources, regional disparities, and many other issues that fall within the scope of urban and regional planning. But he goes beyond this to address matters of politics, law, economics, social organization. The book is pragmatic, eclectic, interpretive, and critical. It is a valuable contribution to international literature on planning in its political context.

List of Tables

List of Maps

List of Acronyms

Acknowledgements

Preface

1 Introduction

2 The Agencies of Planning
The Federal Role
Water Resource Management
The International Joint Commission
The National Parks System
The Range of Federal Responsibilities
The Canadian North
Airports
The National Capital Commission
Groping for a National Urban Policy
The Provincial and Municipal Roles
Local Government and Service Delivery
Local Government Reform&llc$