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The Vancouver achievement : urban planning and design / John Punter.

Title
The Vancouver achievement : urban planning and design / John Punter.
Author
Punter, John.
Publication
Vancouver : UBC Press, [2003], ©2003.

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Description
xxxi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • City planning > Vancouver > History
  • Urbanisme > Vancouver > Histoire
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-431) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Urban Design as Public Policy in North America -- 1. Introducing Vancouver -- Pt. 1. Setting a New Planning Agenda -- 2. TEAM and the Reform of Planning, 1972-80 -- 3. Creating a Livable Central Area, 1975-91 -- Pt. 2. Designing Neighbourhoods -- 4. Single-Family Neighbourhoods, 1980-2000 -- 5. CityPlan, 1992-2000 -- 6. Megaprojects on the Waterfront, 1987-2000 -- 7. Downtown Vancouver, 1991-2000 -- Pt. 3. Regulating Development and Improving Design -- 8. Reforming Permit Processing and Development Levies, 1980-2000 -- 9. Discretionary Control and Design Quality, 1997-2000 -- 10. Conclusion: Assessing Vancouver's Achievement -- App. 1. Awards for planning and design in Vancouver -- App. 2. Chronology of key planning initiatives, policy documents, government policies, and politics in the City of Vancouver, 1965-2001 -- App. 3. Organization charts for the city planning function, 1975-2001.
ISBN
077480971X
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries