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Item Details
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THE VANCOUVER ACHIEVEMENT
URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN |
| By: |
John Punter |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£35.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774809728 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774809726 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2003 |
| Pages: |
480 |
| Description: |
This first comprehensive account of contemporary planning and urban design practice in any Canadian city examines the development of Vancouver's unique approach to zoning, planning, and urban design from its inception in the early 1970s to the present day. |
| Synopsis: |
This book examines the development of Vancouver's uniqueapproach to zoning, planning, and urban design from its inception inthe early 1970s to its maturity in the management of urban change atthe beginning of the twenty-first century. By the late 1990s, Vancouverhad established a reputation in North America for its planningachievement, especially for its creation of a participative,responsive, and design-led approach to urban regeneration andredevelopment. This system has other important features: an innovativeapproach to megaproject planning, a system of cost and amenity levieson major schemes, a participative CityPlan process to underpin activeneighbourhood planning, and a sophisticated panoply of designguidelines. These systems, processes, and their achievements placeVancouver at the forefront of international planning practice.The Vancouver Achievement explains the evolution and evaluates theoutcomes of Vancouver's unique system of discretionary zoning.The introductory chapters set the context for the study: they cover theinvention and refinement of this system in the reform movement, itsdevelopment of policies, guidelines, and control processes, and itstranslation into official development plans and neighbourhood design inthe 1970s. Subsequent chapters focus upon the downtown, waterfrontmegaprojects, single-family neighbourhoods, the city-wide strategicplanning programme (CityPlan), pressures for reform of controlprocesses, and current downtown and inner city developments, especiallyissues of affordable housing, social exclusion, and multipledeprivation. The concluding chapter summarizes The VancouverAchievement, explains the keys to its success, and evaluates its designsuccess against internationally accepted criteria.Heavily illustrated with over 160 photos and figures, this book --the first comprehensive account of contemporary planning and urbandesign practice in any Canadian city -- will appeal to academic andprofessional audiences, as well as the general public |
| Illustrations: |
129 b&w illustrations and photos, 5 maps |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Prizes: |
Commended for Vancouver Heitage Award, City of Vancouver 1994 (Canada)
Commended for Vancouver Book Award, City of Vancouver 2004 (Canada) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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