The usable urban past : planning and politics in the modern Canadian city

This collection of original essays serves both the historians and geographers who seek a deeper understanding of Canada's urban past, and the planners, politicians and citizens who seek to preserve or to change their cities today. Cover Title Copyright The Carleton Library Table Of Contents Preface GENERAL INTRODUCTION I. THE ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK Introduction 1. The Evolution of the Canadian Urban System II. POLITICS AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Introduction 2. The Modern City Realized: Toronto Civic Affairs, 1880-1915 3. The Municipal Government Reform Movement in Western Canada, 1880-1920 4. Montreal's Municipal Government and the Crisis of the 1930s 5. Continuity and Change: Elites and Prairie Urban Development, 1914-1950 6. Political Parties and Civic Power: Winnipeg, 1919-1975 III. PLANNING AND THE REALITIES OF DEVELOPMENT Introduction 7. The Ideas and Policies of the Canadian Planning Profession, 1909-1931 8. The Principle of Utility and the Origins of Planning Legislation in Alberta, 1912-1975 9. Towards the City Eflicient: The Theory and Practice of Zoning, 1919- 1939 10. A Confluence of Interests: Housing Reform in Toronto, 1900- 1920 11. The Influence of Thomas Adams and the British New Towns Movement in the Planning of Canadian Resource Communities 12. Land Development Patterns in Calgary, 1884-1945 13. Zoning and Planning: The Toronto Experience, 1904- 1970 IV. A BRIEF GUIDE TO CANADIAN URBAN STUDIES (a) Reading and Research (b) A Selection of General Works on Canadian Urban Development Notes on Editors Notes on Contributors