In this study, an attempt is made to discover evidence of the
presence of a national strategy for urban growth during the period
from 1945 to 1969. Data for this examination consists of the federal
throne speeches of the period, a selection of major pieces of federal
legislation, and the debates in the House of Commons concerning this
legislation. A basis for discussion is laid by an examination of the
nature of urban growth strategies, the state of theory explaining urban
and regional development, and a brief discussion of the experience of
selected foreign countries in national urban growth strategy. Results
of the examination of the speeches, legislation, and debate are presented
in detail in two appendixes, while more general summaries appear
in the main body of the paper.
A conception of the fragmented nature of the phenomena studied
emerges in relation to both housing and urban development policy, and
area and regional development policy. However, a steady broadening of
the perspective of the federal government is noted in both areas, which
is a prerequisite for an effective national strategy. It is concluded
that these two areas of federal policy concerning the distribution of
activity in space have yet to be merged into a comprehensive strategy,
and that the government has not yet considered introducing a regional
dimension into the entire range of its activities. Thus, the evolution
of national urban strategy in Canada continues, and suggestions for
future research are offered / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/41869 |
| Date | January 1970 |
| Creators | Cameron, Kenneth Duncan |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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