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Political Science City Planning & Urban Development

Planning Canadian Regions

by (author) Gerald Hodge & Ira M. Robinson

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2001
Category
City Planning & Urban Development, Economic Development, Urban & Regional
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774845274
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808514
    Publish Date
    May 2002
    List Price
    $39.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808507
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $95.00

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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.

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