GGRC33H3 Lecture Notes - New Urbanism, Urban Sprawl, Environmental Hazard
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Has to do with over land use planning. Developers always need to get approval to do development. Because there is provincial over land use, In reality, all of toronto has been planned and has much higher density than many of the cities that has been criticized. Developers knew that there was no development going to be done within the greenbelt. The reason why residences are so concentrated unlike usa. Changes of immigration and employment and other economic conditions. Migration internationally and within the country to toronto. This increased population growth means lower farmland. Environmental protection has become more important at this time. Constrained development from rising prices and protecting environmental lands. Developers and market should control growth doesn"t match with environmental agenda and protection. Part of why there was a conservative government in ontario was because the support of the 905 area.
