Political Science City Planning & Urban Development
Planning Canadian Regions
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2001
- Category
- City Planning & Urban Development, Urban & Regional, Economic Development
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774845274
- Publish Date
- Jan 2013
- List Price
- $125.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774808514
- Publish Date
- May 2002
- List Price
- $39.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774808507
- Publish Date
- Nov 2001
- List Price
- $95.00
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Description
Planning Canadian Regions is the first book to consolidate the history, evolution, current practice, and future prospects for regional planning in Canada. As planners grapple with challenges wrought by globalization, the evolution of massive new city-regions, and the pressures for sustainable and community economic development, a deeper understanding of Canada’s approaches is invaluable.
Hodge and Robinson identify the intellectual and conceptual foundations of regional planning and review the history and main modes of regional planning for rural regions, economic development regions, resource development regions, and metropolitan and city-regions. They draw lessons from Canada’s past experience and conclude by proposing a new paradigm addressing the needs of regional planning now and in the future, emphasizing regional governance, greater inclusiveness and integration of physical planning with planning for economic sustainability and natural ecosystems.
Planning Canadian Regions will be a much-needed text for students and teachers of regional planning and an indispensable reference for planning practitioners. It will also find a receptive audience in such disciplines as urban planning, environmental studies, geography, political science, public administration, and economics.
About the authors
Gerald Hodge (1931-2017), one of Canada's foremost community and regional planners, is the author of Planning Canadian Communities, now in its fifth edition.
