Author : Peter Spurr
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780888621108
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (211 download)
Book Synopsis Land and Urban Development by : Peter Spurr
Download or read book Land and Urban Development written by Peter Spurr and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1976, Land and Urban Development--originally prepared for Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation--is the first comprehensive study of the land development and housing industry in Canada. It details the ownership of major contemporary development corporations, analyzes the massive land banks these corporations controlled around 21 Canadian cities, dissects the profits made from turning farm land into house lots, describes the successes and failures of public land bankings in five locations, and offers case studies of the land market in Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver. Land and Urban Development presents an extremely detailed analysis of the mechanics of urban development at a crucial period in Canadian history.