Expansive discourses : urban sprawl in Calgary, 1945-1978 /

A groundbreaking study of urban sprawl in Calgary after the Second World War. The interactions of land developers and the local government influenced how the pattern grew: developers met market demands and optimized profits by building houses as efficiently as possible, while the City had to conside...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Foran, Maxwell
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Edmonton : AU Press, ©2009.
©2009
Collection:West unbound, social and cultural studies (Online)
Sujets:
1900-1999
Cities and towns > Alberta > Calgary > Growth > History.
Real estate development > Alberta > Calgary > History.
City planning > Alberta > Calgary > History.
Villes > Alberta > Calgary > Croissance > Histoire.
Promotion immobilière > Alberta > Calgary > Histoire.
Urbanisme > Alberta > Calgary > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Cities and towns > Growth
City planning
Politics and government
Real estate development
Calgary (Alta.) > Politics and government.
Calgary (Alta.) > History > 20th century.
Calgary (Alta.) > Politique et gouvernement.
Calgary (Alta.) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Alberta > Calgary
Electronic books.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part 1. 1945-1962
  • Setting the Stage
  • Going It Alone, 1945-1954
  • Establishing the Pattern, 1955-1962
  • Part 2. 1963-1978
  • Entering a New Era
  • The Annexation Debates, 1972-1978
  • City-Developer Relations, 1964-1978
  • Land Use
  • Conclusion.

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