GGRA03H3 Chapter Notes -Urban Growth Boundary, Urban Renewal, Smart Growth
Document Summary
Ggra03h3 (week 10): urban growth boundaries and green space. Defined area around an existing city for the purpose of regulating development and curtailing sprawled development. Encouragement of higher density development within boundary and lower density development outside of boundary. Boundary creation is geographical and political process. Greenbelt: designation and protection of open space around cities to contain and. Adopted by british town and country planning thinking in 1930"s: patrick separate urban growth. Greater london greenbelt (1945) influenced greenbelt planning elsewhere. Regulate unrestricted sprawl of large built-up areas. Prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another. Preserve the setting and special character of historic towns. Assist in urban regeneration by encouraging the recycling of derelict and other urban land. An example can be seen in portland, oregon: 20 year supply of land within boundary. Almost 100 years since first greenbelt proposed for toronto. 2002: oak ridges moraine conservation plan (orcmp) 2004: greater golden horseshoe greenbelt study area and task force.
