Canadian Urban Growth Trends
Implications for a National Settlement Policy
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UBC Press
Canadian Urban Growth Trends is a penetrating analysis of theconditions and the sometimes perplexing recent trends in urbanpopulation growth in Canada which presents a strong argument for theadoption of a settlements policy at the federal level.
Ira M. Robinson is Professor of Urban Planning in theFaculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary. He is arecognized authority in the field of urbanization and communityplanning.
Illustrations
Tables
Foreword / H. Peter Oberlander
Preface
1. Misconceptions about Present and future Canadian Urbanization:Conventional Wisdom
2. Recent Urban Growth Trends
3. Reasons for Changes: Some Tentative Hypotheses
4. The Future Pattern of Settlement
5. Planning for the Emerging Settlement Pattern: Problems andOpportunities
6. Need for a National Settlement Policy
Epilogue: Some Research and Information Needs
Notes
Appendix: Habitat '76 Recommendations for Settlement Policiesand Planning
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