ARCH 551 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Liberal Democracy
22 Jun 2018
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ARCH 551: Topic 7
Roles of the State and Other Key Actors
02/02/18
Four substantive clusters
oHow metro landscapes have emerged and evolved through time/ key actors
oState market and third sector- city building across Canada
oCritical scrutiny of new urban projects
oSynthesis
“expert citizens”- play a role in civic affairs, or as an everyday citizen
oKinds of public interventions on cities: from different actors and levels of govt- aligning
regulations from different levels for minimum dissonance
Rebuilding (direct physical intervention)
Regulations on form
Defining structures for change
Adjust policies
Image making
Transportation infrastructure
Inter-jurisdictional work
Social welfare
Reserves
Land use controls
Designation of heritage
Art installations
Designation for conservation
Liability (caution signs, etc)
Grands projets urbains
oLa Defense
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Document Summary
Roles of the state and other key actors. Four substantive clusters: how metro landscapes have emerged and evolved through time/ key actors, state market and third sector- city building across canada, critical scrutiny of new urban projects, synthesis. Expert citizens - play a role in civic affairs, or as an everyday citizen: kinds of public interventions on cities: from different actors and levels of govt- aligning regulations from different levels for minimum dissonance. Canadian cities- serious urban problems: need for central govt to take control and address the situation. Fires: building regulations in standards and code established. Sprawl uncoordinated growth premature subdivision: conservation/ civic reform. Slums: housing reform/ building codes, planning was not always problem-solving. High quality city space: planning of new halifax. Birth of systemic city planning in canada: town planning institute of canada (1919, basic planning leg in provinces.
