| Expansive Discourses: Urban Sprawl in Calgary, 1945-1978 Contributor(s): Foran, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 1897425139 ISBN-13: 9781897425138 Publisher: Athabasca University Press OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science |
| Dewey: 307.141 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is 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. |