
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles
Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in the Toronto Region
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 22. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4426-1302-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the Toronto region at the turn of the twenty-first century. This book provides a careful, multi-faceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the Moraine's future in the face of rapid urban expansion.
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario's Greenbelt. By giving voice to a range of actors - residents, activists, civil servants, scientists, developers and aggregate and other resource users, the book demonstrates how space on the urban periphery was reshaped in the Toronto region. The authors ask hard questions about who is included and excluded when the preservation of nature challenges the relentless process of urbanization.
The Oak Ridges Moraine Battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the Moraine and Ontario's Greenbelt. By giving voice to a range of actors - residents, activists, civil servants, scientists, developers and aggregate and other resource users, the book demonstrates how space on the urban periphery was reshaped in the Toronto region. The authors ask hard questions about who is included and excluded when the preservation of nature challenges the relentless process of urbanization.
Reviews / Votes
'The book is a rigorously detailed and conceptually nimble work that asks challenging questions about how to think about nature in order to defend it.'- Nate Prier (Alternatives Journal vol 39:05:2013)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
32 photos, 3 drawings, 9 maps
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4426-1302-7 (9781442613027)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
L. Anders Sandberg is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Gerda R. Wekerle is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Liette Gilbert is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Gerda R. Wekerle is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Liette Gilbert is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Content
Illustrations
Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation on the Oak Ridges Moraine
The Surfacing of a Landform: Historical Representations of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Nature Conservation Planning in South-Central Ontario
Residents Speak for the Moraine
Taking a Stand: Place and Nature on the Moraine
Conservation Planning in the Service of Growth
Producing Exclusive Landscape Aesthetics
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Oak Ridges Moraine Chronology
Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation on the Oak Ridges Moraine
The Surfacing of a Landform: Historical Representations of the Oak Ridges Moraine
Nature Conservation Planning in South-Central Ontario
Residents Speak for the Moraine
Taking a Stand: Place and Nature on the Moraine
Conservation Planning in the Service of Growth
Producing Exclusive Landscape Aesthetics
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
Appendix 1: Oak Ridges Moraine Chronology