In this thesis I examine the planning tool most commonly known as the
transfer of development rights (TDR) and discuss its application in Vancouver.
Before addressing Vancouver's use of TDR, I establish the context of TDR use in
North America, suggest appropriate policy objectives and constraints for TDR
programs, and outline a series of operational decisions made in designing any
TDR program. I proceed to evaluate Vancouver's TDR program in light of these
discussions.
I found that TDR programs can be effective tools for redistributing the
costs and benefits of certain types of land use restrictions. However, TDR
programs vary widely in their effects. Depending on the specific design of a
given program, it can have very different implications.
In Vancouver, the TDR program is a relatively minor adjunct to the
process of heritage preservation. Like any planning tool, Vancouver's TDR
program strikes a balance between various objectives. However, it can be
generally stated that fairness or distributional concerns are prevalent in
Vancouver's program. Specifically, the protection of property rights is one of the
defining elements of the program.
Vancouver's program has been marked by a strong discretionary
component, which has tended to create high transactions costs. In recent years,
though, transaction costs in Vancouver have gone down significantly. As
transaction costs have decreased and the program has grown more fluid, the
take-up rate of transferable density in Vancouver has increased. These trends are
widely expected to continue, as Vancouver's transfer of density program further
matures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/9210 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Goelman, Ari |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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