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Political Science City Planning & Urban Development

Expansive Discourses

Urban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945–1978

by (author) Max Foran

Publisher
Athabasca University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2009
Category
City Planning & Urban Development, Post-Confederation (1867-), Prairie Provinces (AB, MB, SK)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897425138
    Publish Date
    Jan 2009
    List Price
    $29.99

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This is a groundbreaking study of urban sprawl in Calgary after the Second World War. The interactions of land developers and the local government influenced how the pattern grew: developers met market demands and optimized profits by building houses as efficiently as possible, while the city had to consider wider planning constraints and infrastructure costs. Foran examines the complexity of their interactions from a historical perspective, why each party acted as it did, and where each can be criticized.

About the author

Max Foran is the author of a dozen books, including The Chalk and the Easel: Stanford Perrott, Teacher?Painter; Trails and Trials: Markets and Land Use in the Canadian Cattle Industry; Roland Gissing: the People's Painter; and Calgary: Canada's Frontier Metropolis. He is a professor in the University of Calgary's faculty of Communications and Culture.

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