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Author : N. E. (Naomi Enid) Slack,Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (Canada)
Publisher : ICURR Publications
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Local taxation
ISBN : 1895469392
Author : Ray Tomalty,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Publisher : CMHC
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112070784118
For the last 50 years, development patterns in Canada have emphasized building out onto greenfield lands at the urban edge at a rate that has outstripped the rate of population growth. This development pattern has resulted in the loss of farmland and natural areas, rising car dependency and traffic congestion. Moreover, many municipalities lack the resources to pay for the infrastructure needed to support expansion into greenfield areas. One of the ways municipalities have sought to address these issues is through residential intensification, i.e., encouraging housing development in existing urban areas where infrastructure and transit services are already in place. Infill development, adaptive reuse, brownfield development, lot splitting and secondary suites are examples of intensification that can result in the following: Ÿ Reduce infrastructure costs; Ÿ Use land more efficiently; Ÿ Preserve rural and natural areas outside existing urban boundaries; Ÿ Revitalize urban areas in decline; and Ÿ Create more transportation choice through easier access to daily destinations like work, shopping and entertainment (e.g., mixed-use, pedestrian- and transit-oriented neighbourhoods). Despite the considerable potential benefits, intensification faces a series of practical challenges: Ÿ Higher development costs; Ÿ Neighbourhood opposition; Ÿ Regulatory issues. This study aims to profile successful examples of municipal initiatives that have helped to overcome obstacles such as these, either by removing barriers or providing positive incentives. Most importantly, they have resulted in concrete results "on the ground, " in that they have helped trigger or facilitate projects that may not have otherwise gone ahead. The report profiles 12 case studies of local initiatives that support intensification. This document is intended to be of use to municipal officials and other stakeholders across the country who may be looking for mechanisms with which to encourage intensification.
Author : Enid Slack,Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (Canada)
Publisher : Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research,$c1993.
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : City planning
ISBN : CORNELL:31924073140281
The first section of this paper presents a model of local government finance based on the benefits received from local government services. It includes discussion of the role of local government and the appropriate financing tools to carry out this role. The second section reviews the sources of revenues used by municipal governments, outlines recent trends in the use of these revenues, and evaluates the extent to which these trends have been consistent with the benefit model of local finance. The third section reviews planning tools used by municipal governments, highlights recent trends in planning, and discusses the relationship between planning and municipal finance. The fourth section analyzes the impact on land use decisions of three sources of revenue currently used by Canadian municipalities: user fees, property taxes, and development charges. The fifth section considers the potential impact of two sources not currently used: site value taxes and land value capture taxes. The sixth section summarizes the findings and discusses the implications of using tax policy to achieve land use objectives.
Author : Michael Skelly,Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (Canada)
Publisher : ICURR Publications
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UGA:32108027557936
The first part of this report discusses definitions, general issues, and trends in the role of local government. Issues discussed include those affecting municipal economic development initiatives, the type of role in economic development that is appropriate for municipalities, changes in the focus of municipal economic development, and comparisons between municipal economic development initiatives in Canada and the United States. The report then examines provincial legislation governing the powers of municipalities to promote economic development. The third part presents results of a survey of Canadian municipalities and local economic development organizations on their economic development practices. The survey examined such matters as economic development techniques used, local business liaison and promotion, public amenity and infrastructure improvements, export development, tourism promotion, job creation initiatives, regulations, and financial tools. Results are presented by province or territory. The appendix includes a copy of the survey questionnaire.
Author : Gregory R. A. Richardson,Canada. Natural Resources Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1100172386
The impacts of changing climate are already evident in Canada and globally. Scientific understanding of climate change indicates that Canada will experience significant shifts in weather patterns over the period of a single generation, a trend that will likely continue for several centuries. Communities of all sizes will face many new risks and opportunities. Managing the impacts of a changing climate will require developing local strategies.
Author : Jean Harvey,Robert Young
Publisher : McGill-Queen's University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773587960
Municipal image-building now promotes cities globally, and also to their own citizens. Image-building in Canadian Municipalities explores the decision making processes that determine how cities and towns choose to represent themselves. It also assesses the effectiveness of those processes and of the images themselves. Documenting how image-building policies vary across municipalities and provinces, contributors focus on the interaction between various levels of government and on the involvement and influence of business organizations, heritage associations, environmental groups, and other social forces. Delving into largely unexplored areas of research, with a particular interest in smaller towns and cities, authors show how municipal image-making is often used to advance other policy objectives, and thereby intersects with areas such as culture, economic development, tourism, and immigration. Image-building in Canadian Municipalities shows how municipalities of all sizes are conscious of their images. Thought-provoking and instructive, it provides lessons to policy makers and social interest groups about creating better public policies. Contributors include Caroline Andrew (University of Ottawa), John C. Lehr (University of Winnipeg), Judy Lynn Richards (University of Prince Edward Island), Cristine de Clercy (University of Western Ontario), Peter Ferguson (University of Western Ontario), and Karla Zubrycki International Institute for Sustainability, Winnipeg).
Author : Andrejs Skarburskis,Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Publisher : The Corporation
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Building coverage
ISBN : 0660178745
Author : Katherine A. Graham,Susan D. Phillips,Allan M. Maslove
Publisher : Harcourt Brace (Canada)
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0774733926
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : City planning
ISBN : OCLC:1002411430
Author : Anneke Smit,Marcia Valiante
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774829342
When it comes to urban planning, to what extent and under what conditions should the community’s interest prevail over the rights of private property owners? Public Interest, Private Property addresses this question at a time when pollution, urban sprawl, and condo booms are forcing municipal governments to adopt prescriptive laws and regulations. Case studies focus on spheres in which public values and private property rights collide – expropriation law, natural resources regulation, green development, and water provision – laying the groundwork for more active debates on the issues currently shaping our cities.
Author : J. Barry Cullingworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781351317702
Originally published in 1987, this book presents a wide-ranging review of urban, regional, economic, and environmental planning in Canada. A comprehensive source of information on Canadian planning policies, it addresses the wide variations between Canadian provinces. While acknowledging similarities with programs and policies in the United States and Britain, the author documents the distinctively Canadian character of planning in Canada. Among the topics addressed in the book are: the agencies of planning; on the nature of urban plans; the instruments of planning; land policies; natural resources; regional planning at the federal level; regional planning and development in Ontario; regional planning in other provinces; environmental protection; planning and people; and reflections on the nature of planning in Canada. The author documents how governmental agencies handle problems of population growth, urban development, exploitation of natural resources, regional disparities, and many other issues that fall within the scope of urban and regional planning. But he goes beyond this to address matters of politics, law, economics, social organization. The book is pragmatic, eclectic, interpretive, and critical. It is a valuable contribution to international literature on planning in its political context.
Author : Ian MacFee Rogers
Publisher : Carswell
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Building laws
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063278100
Author : Andrew Sancton,Robert A. Young
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442697249
Municipalities are responsible for many essential services and have become vital agents for implementing provincial policies, including those dealing with the environment, emergency planning, economic development, and land use. In Foundations of Governance, experts from each of Canada's provinces come together to assess the extent to which municipal governments have the capacity to act autonomously, purposefully, and collaboratively in the intergovernmental arena. Each chapter follows a common template in order to facilitate comparison and covers essential features such as institutional structures, municipal functions, demography, and municipal finances. Canada's municipalities function in diverse ways but have similar problems and, in this way, are illustrative of the importance of local democracy. Foundations of Governance shows that municipal governments require the legitimacy granted by a vibrant democracy in order to successfully negotiate and implement important collective choices about the futures of communities.
Author : John George Chipman,Institute of Public Administration of Canada
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0802036252
Illuminates OMB practices of overturning municipal land-use planning decisions to impose its own policies, which are generally protective of private interests, and of applying provincial planning policies within the context of its own standards.
Author : ONTARIO. MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. MUNICIPAL FINANCE BRANCH.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1314925551