Expansive Discourses
Urban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945-1978
Published on 1. January 2009
285 pages
978-1-77199-153-7 (ISBN)
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A groundbreaking study of urban sprawl in Calgary 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. Foran examines the complexity of their interactions from a historical perspective, why each party acted as it did, and where each can be criticized.
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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.
Content
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part One 1945-1962
Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage
Chapter 2 - Going It Alone, 1945-1954
Chapter 3 - Establishing the Pattern, 1955-1962
Part Two 1963-1978
Chapter 4 - Entering a New Era
Chapter 5 - The Annexation Debates, 1972-1978
Chapter 6 - City-Developer Relations, 1964-1978
Chapter 7 - Land Use
Conclusion
Notes
Photo Credits
Index
