Urban Planning and Policy II

March 23, 2011 Planning in Canada th th -emerged in the 19 and 20 centuries -urban reform in the early 20 century influenced by Garden City movement -first decade of the 20 century-planning schemes for Canadian cities -1920s-emergence of zoning by-laws Planning in Canada II -community planning activities-from the 1950s -planning departments established within government bureaucracy -new suburbs developed e.g. Don Mills drew on the Garden Cities concept -since the 1960s, key characteristics of Canadian planning is public participation (town hall meetings, city notice, information sessions) -planning was under attack in the 1990s (due to neo-liberalism, planning process and role of the planner has been under attack