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Article: The Vancouver Achievement: Urban Planning and Design.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Canadian Journal of Regional Science
- Article date:
- June 22, 2004
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The Vancouver Achievement: Urban Planning and Design. John Punter. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2003. ISBN: 0774809728, 480 p., $89 Cdn. hardback, $39.95 Cdn. paper back.
For myself, having taught planning and lived in Vancouver for the past 13 years, The Vancouver Achievement is a stimulating book to read. It packs a wealth of historical, statistical, and policy information into a single package. However, for the regional specialist, there may be little of interest. This is essentially the story of the evolution of Vancouver's planning and urban design policy and practice over the last thirty years. While this has occurred in the context of the Greater Vancouver ...