Expansive Discourses
Residential Urban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945-1978
Published on 30. April 2009
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-1-897425-21-3 (ISBN)
Description
A groundbreaking study of urban sprawl in Calgary, "Expansive Discourses" looks at the city's development 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 consider wider planning constraints and infrastructure costs.In "Expansive Discourses", Foran examines the complexity of their debates from a historical perspective, why each party acted as it did, and where each can be criticized.
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Language
English
Place of publication
EDMONTON
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-897425-21-3 (9781897425213)
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Person
Max Foran is a professor in the Faculty of Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary. He has written extensively on various western Canadian urban, rural, and cultural topics, most recently on ranching, urban growth, and sustainability.