Overview

Suburbanization, affordable housing, mass transportation, loss of fertile lands -- these are modern problems, yet they are not new. Thomas Adams grappled with these same concerns nearly a century ago, when he wrote Rural Planning and Development, a comprehensive overview of planning issues at the time of the First World War. Rediscovering Thomas Adams reintroduces a new generation to a text that quickly became a touchstone for planners and planning in Canada. Updated with commentaries by the country’s leading planners who hold up Adams’ text as a mirror to reflect upon contemporary planning issues, this richly illustrated book highlights Adams’ influence on the planning profession and the continued significance of his comprehensive and pragmatic vision for building better rural and urban communities. First published in 1917, Rural Planning and Development continues to resonate as a broad vision for planning, one that moves beyond the demands of the moment to offer a long-term vision for a better future.

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Author:   Wayne J. Caldwell
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780774819237

ISBN 10:   0774819235
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   25 July 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction / Wayne J. Caldwell Rural Planning and Development by Thomas Adams with Commentaries 1 Introductory / Commentary by Jeanne M. Wolfe 2 Rural Population and Production in Canada / Commentary by Michael Troughton 3 Present Systems of Surveying and Planning Land in Rural Areas / Commentary by Hok-Lin Leung 4 Rural Transportation and Distribution: Railways and Highways / Commentary by Ian Wight 5 Rural Problems that Arise in Connection with Land Development / Commentary by Len Gertler 6 Organization of Rural Life and Rural Industries / Commentary by Tony Fuller 7 Government Policies and Land Development / Commentary by Jill L. Grant 8 Returned Soldiers and Land Settlement / Commentary by John Devlin 9 Provincial Planning and Development Legislation / Commentary by Gary Davidson 10 Outline of Proposals and General Conclusions / Commentary by Wayne J. Caldwell Appendices Indexes Contributors

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This book makes a timely contribution to current debates regarding the nature of the profession, the need to consider urban and rural issues together, the need to think holistically across departmental boundaries, and the need to creatively consider the future of rural areas in the face of a declining population base, crumbling infrastructure, and energy crisis. -- Frank Palermo, Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Planning and Director of the Cities and Environment Unit, Dalhousie University

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Wayne J. Caldwell is a professor of rural planning in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph.

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